Bluntnose stingray
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| Dasyatis say (Lesueur, 1817) |
The bluntnose stingray (Dasyatis say) is a species of fish in the Dasyatidae family. It is found in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, estuarine waters, and coastal saline lagoons.
Other species that are similar in appearance to the bluntnose stingray include the Atlantic stingray (Dasyatis sabina). However the disk shape differs greatly between the two species and can be used to avoid confusion.
The bluntnose stingray is important to the tourist industry because of its popularity among snorkellers and scuba divers. In 2007 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic was opened Stingray Bay, the first facility in the world specifically design to interact with trained Bluntnose Stingrays.
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- Snelson, F., Piercy, A. & Grubbs, D. 2005. Dasyatis say. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 03 August 2007.
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