Southern stingrays

Southern stingrays 

The sharks and skates are related to the southern stingrays. This stingray belongs to the Dasyatidae Family which includes 70 stingray species. Also nine other species, including the red stingray and roughtail stingray, are in the same genus. Southern rays can be found in the west Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico's tropical and subtropical seas, down the coast of southeastern Brazil. They make their home up to a depth of 180 feet in shallow coastal waters, and favour lagoon or coral reef environments where sandy bottoms and seagrass beds are located. 

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Author: Brenda Moita 

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