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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
Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Other
MediumPearl 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
- Maximum length
- 30 cm
- Body shape
- other
- Distribution
- Eastern Central Atlantic: West African coast from Cape Blanc in Mauritania to Angola (Ref. 7397 , 81259 , 81625 , 114953 ). Often confused with Dasyatis margarita (Günther, 1870) (Ref. 7397 ).
- Conservation status
- NTNear Threatened
Class
Family
Conservation status
