Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Dasyatidae Scientific name Dasyatis chrysonota Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Myliobatiformes Genus Dasyatis Higher classification Dasyatis | |
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Similar Stingray, Batoids, Thorntail stingray, Dasyatis, Roughtail stingray | ||
The blue stingray, Dasyatis chrysonota, is a stingray of the family Dasyatidae, found in the southeast Atlantic Ocean around South Africa to Mozambique, from the surface to 100 m. Its length is up to 75 cm.
The blue stingray is ovoviviparous, 1 to 5 young being born in summer after a 9-month gestation.
References
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