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Southern Stingray

Dasyatis Americana

Description:

Southern stingrays have flat, diamond-shaped bodies with indistinct heads. This helps southern stingrays camouflage themselves in the sand, where they spend most of their time. Southern stingrays have a long, whip-like tail with a barb at the end that they use for defense, but they rarely use it against humans unless they are provoked. Female southern stingrays grow much larger than males. Females grow to about a 6-foot span, while males about 2.5 feet. Its maximum weight is about 214 pounds. The southern stingray's eyes are on top of its head, and behind them are two spiracles, which allow the stingray to take in oxygenated water. This water is expelled from the stingray's gills on its underside.

Habitat:

Raguana Cay, Belize

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joanbstanley
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joanbstanley

Belize

Spotted on Oct 17, 2013
Submitted on Nov 26, 2013

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