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Southern stingray

Dasyatis americana

Photo by Linnea Joandi
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Pointier than the Whiptail stingray (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiptail_stingray).

Habitat:

Sea grass beds.

Reference Links:

Southern Stingray (Dasyatis americana) - Information on Southern Stingray, Southern stingray

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Comments (5)
AshleyT
Congrats Linnea, lovely spotting! Really love the second photo
LisaPowers
Congratulations Linnea Joandi! This spotting is being featured as our Spot of the Day! https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/642576641764524032 https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10156055744840603/?type=1&theater
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PublishedAugust 10, 2015

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