swap_horiz Pelagic Stingray Alternatives

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Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray

The bluespotted ribbontail ray (*Taeniura lymma*) is a cartilaginous fish belonging to the stingray family Dasyatidae, n...

Reef Colorful Venomous Indo Pacific

8.9 Great

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Giant Freshwater Stingray

Giant freshwater stingray (Urogymnus polylepis) is a critically endangered species native to Southeast Asian rivers, con...

Southeast Asia Venomous Freshwater Critically Endangered

8.9 Great

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Bluespotted Fantail Ray

The bluespotted ribbontail ray (*Taeniura lymma*) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, widely distributed...

Reef Colorful Venomous Red Sea

8.9 Great

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Freshwater Whipray

The freshwater whipray (*Urogymnus dalyensis*) is a large species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, native to river...

Southeast Asia Rare Venomous Freshwater

8.8 Great

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Southern Stingray

The southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) is a large stingray native to the western Atlantic and Caribbean, widely know...

Coastal Caribbean Venomous Benthic

8.6 Great

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Short-tail Stingray

The short-tail stingray (Bathytoshia brevicaudata) is the world's largest stingray by mass, native to the southern ocean...

Coastal Large Venomous Southern Hemisphere

8.4 Great

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Round Ribbontail Ray

The round ribbontail ray (Taeniura meyeni), also known as the marble ray, is a large stingray distributed throughout the...

Reef Large Venomous Indo Pacific

8.1 Great

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Marble Ray

The marble ray (Taeniura meyeni), also known as the black-blotched stingray, is a large benthic fish found throughout th...

Reef Patterned Venomous Indo Pacific

8.1 Great

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Porcupine Ray

The porcupine ray (Urogymnus asperrimus) is a species of stingray found in coastal waters throughout the Indo-Pacific re...

Coastal Venomous Indo Pacific Thorny

8.0 Great

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Reticulate Whipray

The reticulate whipray (Himantura uarnak), also known as the honeycomb stingray, is a large cartilaginous fish found acr...

Coastal Patterned Venomous Indo Pacific

8.0 Great

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Roughtail Stingray

The roughtail stingray (Hypanus centrourus) is the largest stingray in the Atlantic Ocean, reaching disc widths over 2 m...

Coastal Large Venomous Atlantic

7.8 Good

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Violet Stingray

The Violet Stingray (Dasyatis violacea) is a species of marine stingray recognized by the distinct violet or purplish co...

Coastal Venomous Benthic Eastern Atlantic

7.8 Good

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Feathertail stingray

The feathertail stingray is a common name for Pastinachus sephen, also called the cowtail stingray, a species in the fam...

Stingray Tropical Venomous Indo Pacific

7.8 Good

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Blue-spotted Maskray

The blue-spotted maskray (*Neotrygon caeruleopunctata*) is a stingray species widely distributed across the warm waters...

Reef Colorful Venomous Indo Pacific

7.6 Good

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Leopard Whipray

Himantura leoparda, the leopard whipray, is a venomous stingray in the family Dasyatidae native to the Indo-Pacific. It...

Coastal Patterned Venomous Indo Pacific

7.5 Good

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Atlantic Stingray

The Atlantic stingray (Hypanus sabinus) is a small stingray common in coastal and estuarine waters of the western Atlant...

Coastal Venomous Atlantic Estuarine

7.4 Good

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Cowtail Stingray

The cowtail stingray (Pastinachus sephen) is a large species of stingray widely distributed across the coastal waters of...

Coastal Venomous Indo Pacific Benthic

7.4 Good

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Deepwater Stingray

The deepwater stingray (Plesiobatis daviesi) is a large cartilaginous fish found in the Indo-Pacific region and the sole...

Rare Venomous Indo Pacific Deepwater

7.4 Good

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Longtail Stingray

The longtail stingray (Hypanus longus) is a large, benthic stingray native to coastal waters of the eastern Pacific Ocea...

Coastal Venomous Benthic East Pacific

7.3 Good

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Chupare Stingray

The chupare stingray (Hypanus longus, formerly Dasyatis longa) is a large whip-tail stingray occurring in the eastern Pa...

Coastal Caribbean Venomous Benthic

7.3 Good