Dasyatidae

Chinese stingray

Hemitrygon sinensis

Tiny denticles run from snout to tail spine

• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Tropical fish

The Chinese stingray (Hemitrygon sinensis) is a little-known species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of China and Korea. This species is characterized by a band of small dermal denticles running along the upper surface of its diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc, from the snout to the tail spine. It can grow to 40 cm (16 in) across and 82 cm (32 in) long.