Niger stingray

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Niger stingray
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Dasyatis
Species: D. garouaensis
Binomial name
Dasyatis garouaensis
(Stauch & Blanc, 1962)

The Niger stingray or smooth freshwater stingray (Dasyatis garouaensis) is a species of fish in the Dasyatidae family. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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