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Common Stingray

Dasyatis pastinaca

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 16, February 12, March 19, April 29, May 42, June 46, July 49, August 42, September 31, October 23, November 13, December 10.
United States363
Alaska333
Spain59
France50
Corse47
Greece46
Canarias24
Texas21
Illes Balears17
Israel16

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassCartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes
OrderStingrays · Myliobatiformes
FamilyWhiptail Stingrays · Dasyatidae
GenusDasyatis

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