Ariake stingray

Hemitrygon ariakensis

A lookalike stayed hidden for one hundred sixty years

Marine fish

Ariake stingray is a marine fish found in ocean habitats. One memorable detail in its record is this: A lookalike stayed hidden for one hundred sixty years.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Hemitrygon
Water: Marine

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