Pelagic Stingray [Pteroplatytrygon violacea]
Description
The Pelagic Stingray is the only species of stingray that lives in the open ocean. It is a unique species with a diamond-shaped body and a long, whip-like tail. The upper surface of the body is a bluish or brownish color, while the undersurface is pale. It has a diet that consists mainly of small fish and squid. The Pelagic Stingray is ovoviviparous, with females giving birth to live young. Its natural predators include larger species of sharks.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Cartilaginous Fish
Chondrichthyes
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| Order |
Stingrays
Myliobatiformes
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| Family |
Giant Stingrays
Dasyatidae
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| Genus |
Pelagic Stingrays
Pteroplatytrygon
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