Southern Stingray

Dasyatis ameicana    Lulu Island

3/23/00    Photographed by: Gordon Atkins

Organisms / Vertebrates / Southern Stingray

Descriptive Information

• Field marks: "Light brown, gray or olive colors (match surroundings)"

• Size: "Length 4'-5'6", Width 2'6"-3'"

• General habitat: "Sandy or muddy shollow waters"

• Geographic range: "Florida Waters"

• Ecosystem(s) where observed: Sandy inter-tidal regions

• Other information: "Teeth flat and located on underside. Ideal for crushing inter-tidal creatures such as mullusks and crustaceans."

• References: Alden P, Cech R, and G Nelson. National Audubon Society Field Guide to Florida. Alfred A. Knopf:New York. 1998. p. 254.
  

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