Is the Pacific Chupare dangerous to divers?

The Pacific Chupare can be dangerous; divers should keep their distance.

How big does the Pacific Chupare get?

The Pacific Chupare grows to about 1.5 m.

Pacific Chupare

Styracura pacifica

Group: Ray
Max size: 1.5 m
For divers: dangerous
IUCN status: VU

A large round stingray of soft shallow bottoms in the eastern Pacific, it glides over sand and mud in coastal lagoons and estuaries. Counting its long whip tail it stretches close to a metre and a half, and that tail bears a venomous spine. It carries its young live and is now vulnerable to fishing.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Myliobatiformes › Potamotrygonidae › Styracura

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1297576.

FAQ

Is the Pacific Chupare dangerous to divers?: The Pacific Chupare can be dangerous; divers should keep their distance.
How big does the Pacific Chupare get?: The Pacific Chupare grows to about 1.5 m.