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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae Stingrays
Subfamily: Dasyatinae
Genus: Hypanus

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9 species
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm WD
Hypanus americanus (Hildebrand & Schroeder, 1928)

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Hypanus americanus
[Southern stingray]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Atlantic
Max. Length 68 cm WD
Hypanus berthalutzae Petean, Naylor & Lima, 2020

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Hypanus berthalutzae
[]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 167 cm WD
Hypanus dipterurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)

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Hypanus dipterurus
[Diamond stingray]

Photo by Bornatowski, H.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm WD
Hypanus guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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Hypanus guttatus
[Longnose stingray]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacfic
Max. Length 260 cm TL
Hypanus longus (Garman, 1880)

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Hypanus longus
[Longtail stingray]

Photo by Sazima, I.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm WD
Hypanus marianae (Gomes, Rosa & Gadig, 2000)

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Hypanus marianae
[Brazilian large-eyed stingray]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 320 cm TL
Hypanus rudis (Günther, 1870)

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Hypanus rudis
[Smalltooth stingray]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 61 cm WD
Hypanus sabinus (Lesueur, 1824)

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Hypanus sabinus
[Atlantic stingray]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 104 cm WD
Hypanus say (Lesueur, 1817)

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Hypanus say
[Bluntnose stingray]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hypanus americanus Southern stingray Western Atlantic 200 WD 1928
Hypanus berthalutzae Atlantic 68 WD 2020
Hypanus dipterurus Diamond stingray Eastern Pacific 167 WD 1880
Hypanus guttatus Longnose stingray Western Atlantic 200 WD 1801
Hypanus longus Longtail stingray Eastern Central Pacfic 260 TL 1880
Hypanus marianae Brazilian large-eyed stingray Southwest Atlantic 40 WD 2000
Hypanus rudis Smalltooth stingray Eastern Atlantic Ocean 320 TL 1870
Hypanus sabinus Atlantic stingray Western Atlantic 61 WD 1824
Hypanus say Bluntnose stingray Western Atlantic 104 WD 1817



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