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Pearl stingray (Fontitrygon margaritella)
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Ecological Illustration of Pearl stingray (Fontitrygon margaritella)
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Dasyatidae

Pearl stingray

Fontitrygon margaritella

A small pearly shoulder spot enters West African estuaries

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Other
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Pearl stingray is a marine fish found around Eastern Central Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 30 cm.

Class
Sharks and Rays
Order
Stingrays
Family
Dasyatidae
Genus
Fontitrygon
Body shape
other
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