Sharpnose stingray

Telatrygon acutirostra

Rounded pectoral disc with projecting snout

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
South America
Small
Tropical fish

"Sharpnose stingray" may also refer to Telatrygon zugei, Maculabatis gerrardi, or Pateobatis jenkinsii. The sharpnose stingray (Telatrygon acutirostra) is a little-known species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found off southern Japan and in the East China Sea. With a rounded pectoral fin disc and a long, projecting snout, T. acutirostra resembles (and was historically confused with) the smaller pale-edged stingray (T. zugei).

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Telatrygon
Maximum length: 10.6 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: off the coast of southern Japan and the East China Sea (Ref. 7445 ). Range extension reported from the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador (Ref. 74597 ).
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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