Species Type:
Sharks & Rays
Common Name(s):
Roughtail stingray
Size:
On average, these rays grow to be 50 inches (125 centimeters) wide.
Diet:
These rays eat shrimp, crab, fish, worms, octopus, cuttlefish and bivalves like mussels.
Range & Habitat:
Roughtail stingrays live in soft bottom habitats like seagrass meadows, muddy and sandy flats. Sometimes, they'll hide out in estuaries near mangroves. They can be located in the western Atlantic ocean, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Details:
Roughtail stingrays have a diamond shape, just about as wide as they are long. They’re brown in color with small bumpy thorns down the center and sides of their back.