Dasyatis marmorata

Dasyatis marmorata
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Dasyatidae
Genus:	Dasyatis
Species:	D. marmorata
Binomial name
Dasyatis marmorata (Steindachner, 1892)
Synonyms
Dasyatis chrysonota subsp. marmorata(Steindachner, 1892) Trygon pastinaca subsp. marmorataSteindachner, 1892

Dasyatis marmorata, the marbled stingray, is a species of stingray of the family Dasyatidae. Its geographic range covers the central and south-eastern Atlantic, from Morocco to South Africa. ^[2] It is also present in the coastal waters of southern Mediterranean Sea and the Levantine Basin. ^{[3] [4]} This bottom-dweller generally inhabits sandy or muddy flats near rocky reefs and kelp forests, to a depth of 50 m (160 ft).

References

1. Jabado, R.W.; Chartrain, E.; De Bruyne, G.; Derrick, D.; Dia, M.; Diop, M.; Doherty, P.; El Vally, Y.; Leurs, G.H.L.; Meissa, B.; Metcalfe, K.; Seidu, I.; Tamo, A.; VanderWright, W.J.; Williams, A.B. (2021). "Dasyatis marmorata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T161748A124537991. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T161748A124537991.en . Retrieved 4 February 2025.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dasyatis marmorata". FishBase .
3. Mendez L.; Bacquet A.; F. Briand (October 2022). "Dasyatis marmorata". Guide of Mediterranean Skates and Rays.
4. Chatzispyrou, Archontia; Gubili, Chrysoula; Laiaki, Maria; Mantopoulou-Palouka, Danai; Kavadas, Stefanos (2020-04-13). "First record of the marbled ray, Dasyatis marmorata (Elasmobranchii: Dasyatidae), from Greece (central Aegean Sea)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 8: e51100, Figure 2d. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e51100 . PMC   7170973 . PMID   32336926.