Smalleye Stingray
Megatrygon microps
- Group: Ray
- Max size: 3.2 m
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: DD
One of the largest stingrays in the sea, the smalleye stingray reaches a disc nearly two metres across yet bears just a single pup at a time. It lives in coastal waters and river mouths over the continental shelf and is caught only rarely in tangle nets.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Myliobatiformes › Dasyatidae › Megatrygon
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1042870.
FAQ
- Is the Smalleye Stingray dangerous to divers?
- The Smalleye Stingray is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Smalleye Stingray get?
- The Smalleye Stingray grows to about 3.2 m.