Groovebelly stingray

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Groovebelly stingray
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Dasyatis
Species: D. hypostigma
Binomial name
Dasyatis hypostigma
Santos & Carvalho, 2004

The groovebelly stingray (Dasyatis hypostigma) is a species of fish in the Dasyatidae family. It is found in Brazil, possibly Argentina, and possibly Uruguay. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, and estuarine waters. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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