Family: |
Dasyatidae (Stingrays), subfamily: Urogymninae |
Max. size: |
207 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range - 6 m |
Distribution: |
Southwest Atlantic: endemic to Brazil. |
Diagnosis: |
Diagnosis: Disc diamond-shaped (rhomboid). Snout elongated, preorbital distance 35.7-37.7% in DW. Lower lip outline with a dark, well-defined band. Shoulder region to base of tail with a row of small tubercles along the midline of disc, tubercles somewhat randomly distributed. Posterior margin of the pectoral fins uniformly rounded; of the triangular-shaped pelvic fins, almost straight or slightly sinuous, with its tips exceeding posterior margin of disc. Dorsal caudal keel absent in the holotype, vestigial in the 2 paratypes (Ref. 56441). |
Biology: |
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 01 July 2019 (A2d) Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |