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    sting ray

    sting ray

    Dasyatis pastinaca

    Sharks & Rays
    Vulnerable

    The sting ray (Dasyatis pastinaca) is recorded at 17 diving areas across 14 countries, most often around West Coast, South Coast and Canary Islands.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 2 diving regions worldwide.

    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Mediterranean & Europe
    Dubrovnik & South CoastCroatia
    Occasionally seen here
    Split & Central DalmatiaCroatia
    Occasionally seen here
    Vis & BiševoCroatia
    Occasionally seen here
    LarnacaCyprus
    Rarely seen here
    CorsicaFrance
    Rarely seen here
    South CoastIreland
    Regularly seen here
    West CoastIreland
    Regularly seen here
    Naples & CampaniaItaly
    Rarely seen here
    CominoMalta
    Occasionally seen here
    Budva & BarMontenegro
    Rarely seen here
    AzoresPortugal
    Regularly seen here
    Canary IslandsSpain
    Regularly seen here
    Baltic CoastSweden
    Rarely seen here
    TabarkaTunisia
    Rarely seen here
    Cornwall & DevonUnited Kingdom
    Occasionally seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderMyliobatiformes
    FamilyDasyatidae
    GenusDasyatis

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