Source: FAO 2002
| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Dasyatidae | Hypanus say | (Lesueur) | 1817 | Bluntnose Stingray |
Hypanus say
Unique Characters: Short snout, relatively blunt. Well-developed dorsal and ventral finfolds on tail. Outer corners of disc broadly and evenly rounded. Preorbital length shorter than distance between spiracles. Pelvic fins usually not projecting beyond posterior margin of disc, or, if projecting, never by as much as 1/3 their length.
Similar Species:
Atlantic Stingray Hypanus sabinus
Southern Stingray Hypanus americanus
Roughtail Stingray Bathytoshia centroura
Atlantic Stingray Hypanus sabinus. Snout pointed and projecting.Outer corners of disc broadly and evenly rounded. Preorbital length greater than distance between spiracles. Pelvic fins projecting beyond posterior margin of disc by about 1/3 of their length.
Southern Stingray Hypanus americanus. Outer corners of disc narrowly rounded or subangular, almost a perfect rhombus. Middorsal row of low spines. Lateral sides of tail without conspicuous tubercles or thorns. Longitudinal fin-fold along ventral side of tail about as deep as height of tail.
Roughtail Stingray Bathytoshia centroura. Lateral sides of tail with conspicuous tubercles and thorns in large juveniles and adults. Disc with numerous scattered spines. Outer corners of disc narrowly rounded or subangular. Longitudinal fin-fold along ventral side of tail about 1/2 as deep as height of tail.
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