Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira
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(Mitchill, 1815)
Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: southern Bay of Biscay to Angola, including the Mediterranean Sea, Madeira, and Canary Islands. Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to the eastern Gulf of Mexico; southern Brazil to Argentina
Biology:
Found over sandy and muddy bottoms. Feeds on bottom-living invertebrates and fishes. Ovoviviparous. Wings marketed fresh, smoked, dried-salted; used for fishmeal and oil. Harmful to shellfish banks; dangerous to bathers and fishers due to its poisonous spine. May attain well over 100 cm TL. Warm season visitor to coastal waters.
Caution: venomous
Synonymised taxa
Dasyatis aspera (Cuvier, 1816) · unaccepted
Dasyatis centroura (Mitchill, 1815) · unaccepted (Superseded new combination)
Dasybatus marinus Garman, 1913 · unaccepted
Pastinaca acanthura Gronow, 1854 · unaccepted
Pastinaca aspera Cuvier, 1816 · unaccepted
Raia gesneri Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Raja centroura Mitchill, 1815 · unaccepted
Trygon aldrovandi Risso, 1827 · unaccepted
Trygon brucco Bonaparte, 1834 · unaccepted
Trygon centrura (Mitchill, 1815) · uncertain
Trygon spinosissima Duméril, 1865 · unaccepted
Trygon thalassia Müller & Henle, 1841 · unaccepted
If you want to find out about the size of rays in specialist literature, usually written in English, you will often come across two abbreviations that ultimately mean the same thing: DW or WD.
If you look at FishBase, WoRMS or first descriptions of rays, you will find these abbreviations.
The total length including shoal is only rarely given, the TL.
Caution:
People have already died from stingray bites, including the well-known Australian documentary filmmaker, adventurer and zoo director of the Australian Zoo, Steve Irwin "The Crocodile Hunter" from Australia in 2006.
Even if the sting injuries are not fatal, the sting causes extremely painful and deep wounds in any case, and there is also a risk of parts of the sting breaking off in the wound and subsequent surgery becoming necessary.
The situation becomes particularly dramatic if toxins enter the body via the sting.
Occasionally beach visitors accidentally step on stingrays, some of which are buried in the sand near the beach, resulting in a painful, serious wound to the foot, so always wear bathing shoes as a minimum.
Snorkelers and divers should never swim over stingrays lying on the bottom, as the stingray can quickly fling its muscular, whip-like tail around and stab in defense.
In any case, seek medical attention immediately or seek immediate transportation to the nearest hospital.
Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: southern Bay of Biscay to Angola, including the Mediterranean Sea, Madeira, and Canary Islands. Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to the eastern Gulf of Mexico; southern Brazil to Argentina
Biology:
Found over sandy and muddy bottoms. Feeds on bottom-living invertebrates and fishes. Ovoviviparous. Wings marketed fresh, smoked, dried-salted; used for fishmeal and oil. Harmful to shellfish banks; dangerous to bathers and fishers due to its poisonous spine. May attain well over 100 cm TL. Warm season visitor to coastal waters.
Caution: venomous
Synonymised taxa
Dasyatis aspera (Cuvier, 1816) · unaccepted
Dasyatis centroura (Mitchill, 1815) · unaccepted (Superseded new combination)
Dasybatus marinus Garman, 1913 · unaccepted
Pastinaca acanthura Gronow, 1854 · unaccepted
Pastinaca aspera Cuvier, 1816 · unaccepted
Raia gesneri Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Raja centroura Mitchill, 1815 · unaccepted
Trygon aldrovandi Risso, 1827 · unaccepted
Trygon brucco Bonaparte, 1834 · unaccepted
Trygon centrura (Mitchill, 1815) · uncertain
Trygon spinosissima Duméril, 1865 · unaccepted
Trygon thalassia Müller & Henle, 1841 · unaccepted
If you want to find out about the size of rays in specialist literature, usually written in English, you will often come across two abbreviations that ultimately mean the same thing: DW or WD.
If you look at FishBase, WoRMS or first descriptions of rays, you will find these abbreviations.
The total length including shoal is only rarely given, the TL.
Caution:
People have already died from stingray bites, including the well-known Australian documentary filmmaker, adventurer and zoo director of the Australian Zoo, Steve Irwin "The Crocodile Hunter" from Australia in 2006.
Even if the sting injuries are not fatal, the sting causes extremely painful and deep wounds in any case, and there is also a risk of parts of the sting breaking off in the wound and subsequent surgery becoming necessary.
The situation becomes particularly dramatic if toxins enter the body via the sting.
Occasionally beach visitors accidentally step on stingrays, some of which are buried in the sand near the beach, resulting in a painful, serious wound to the foot, so always wear bathing shoes as a minimum.
Snorkelers and divers should never swim over stingrays lying on the bottom, as the stingray can quickly fling its muscular, whip-like tail around and stab in defense.
In any case, seek medical attention immediately or seek immediate transportation to the nearest hospital.
