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Southern stingray

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Rajiformes
Family:	Dasyatidae
Genus:	Dasyatis
Species:	D. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Data Deficient ( DD) is a category applied by the IUCN to a species when the available information is not sufficient for a proper assessment of Conservation status The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Chondrichthyes or cartilaginous fishes are jawed Fish with paired fins paired nostrils scales two-chambered hearts and skeletons made of Cartilage rather Elasmobranchii is the subclass of Cartilaginous fish that includes Skates rays (batoidea, and sharks (selachii. Rajiformes is the order of true rays and Skates flat-bodied cartilaginous fishes related to Sharks Classification There are several Dasyatidae is a family of rays, cartilaginous marine Fishes related to Skates and Sharks Dasyatids are common in tropical Dasyatis is the Genus of the currently accepted scientific name derived from the Greek word "dasys" meaning Rough or dense and americana

Binomial name

Dasyatis americana
(Hildebrand & Schroeder, 1928)

The southern stingray, Dasyatis americana, is a stingray of the family Dasyatidae found in tropical and subtropical waters of the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico. Dasyatidae is a family of rays, cartilaginous marine Fishes related to Skates and Sharks Dasyatids are common in tropical In Biological classification, family ( Latin Dasyatidae is a family of rays, cartilaginous marine Fishes related to Skates and Sharks Dasyatids are common in tropical For the region see Caribbean. The Caribbean Sea (kəˈrɪbiən or /ˌkærɨˈbiːən/ is a tropical Sea in the Western Hemisphere The Gulf of Mexico ( Spanish: Golfo de México) is the ninth largest Body of water in the world It has a flat, diamond-shaped body, with a mud brown upper-body and white underbelly. The barb on its tail is venomous and is used for self defence.

Three to five pups are usually born per litter after a 5 month pregnancy (may last up to 9 months). Its diet consists of bony fish, crustaceans, and mollusks. On Grand Cayman Island the southern stingray swims with divers and snorkelers, and are hand fed on a location called Stingray City. Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands at about 196 km² and contains the capital George Town. Stingray City is a series of shallow Sand bars found in the North Sound of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. On Turks & Caicos, you can hand feed the southern stingray at a location called Gibbs Cay. Some have become tame enough to cradle in your arms and feed with pieces of cut up fish. The suction power of their mouth is similar to a very powerful vacuum cleaner.

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