Fish ID

Family Dasyatidae, STINGRAYS

Identification: disk almost a perfect rhombus, with pointed corners; ventral finfold on tail long and relatively high, dorsal finfold rows near shoulder; disk usually uniform dark brown above, grayer in young.

Size: to 1.8 m (6 ft.) across disk.

Where found: common in bays and estuaries.

Remarks: the largest stingray along our southeastern and Gulf shores.

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