Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Subclass
- Elasmobranchi
- Superorder
- Euselachii
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Family
- Dasyatidae
- Genus
- Dasyatis
- Species
- Dasyatis Pastinaca
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Flattened body with a pointed snout and a very long, whip-like tail. No dorsal fin, but a venomous spine on the tail. Brown or olive back and white underside. It can measure up to 1.40 metres in disc width and 1 metre in length.
- HABITAT: can be seen over sandy or rocky bottoms from 3 to 200 metres deep.
