Common Stingray Dasyatis pastinaca - The Shark Trust

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Dorsal view <br />

Scientific name<br />

<strong>Common</strong> <strong>Stingray</strong> <strong>Dasyatis</strong> <strong>pastinaca</strong><br />

<strong>Dasyatis</strong> <strong>pastinaca</strong> (Linnaeus 1758).<br />

diStribution<br />

Southern Norway to the northern Mediterraneanvii including<br />

the western Balticiii and the Black Seax .<br />

Map base conforms with ICES grid squares.<br />

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No records<br />

Occasional<br />

Range<br />

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common name<br />

identification<br />

1 Short snout with straight leading edges of disc.<br />

2 Long, thin tail up to 1.5 times the length of the bodyvi .<br />

3 Spine on tail up to 12cm long with 74 –98 <br />

serrationsvi .<br />

colour<br />

Dorsal surface uniform dark brown to olive.<br />

Ventral surface white with dark marginsvii .<br />

Ventral view <br />

COMMON STINGRAY, Blue <strong>Stingray</strong>, Fire Flaire,<br />

Pastenague Commune (Fr), Raya Latigo Comun (Es),<br />

Stechroche (De), Pastinaca (It), Uge (Pr), Pijlstaartrog (Ne).<br />

biology and Size<br />

Mature: 46cm , 43cm v . Max TL: 250cm,<br />

DW: 60cmi .<br />

Give birth in shallow waters to 4–7 youngiv .<br />

Feed predominantly on crustaceansv with some small<br />

fish and molluscsvi .<br />

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habitat<br />

From shallows to 200m.<br />

Most common to 60m.<br />

Found over soft substrates such as sand and mudviii .<br />

conServation StatuS<br />

<strong>Dasyatis</strong> <strong>pastinaca</strong>,<br />

<strong>Common</strong> <strong>Stingray</strong><br />

Pteroplatytrygon violacea,<br />

Pelagic <strong>Stingray</strong><br />

<strong>Dasyatis</strong> centroura,<br />

Roughtail <strong>Stingray</strong><br />

<strong>Dasyatis</strong> tortonesi, Tortonese’s <strong>Stingray</strong><br />

(not illustrated).<br />

Very few data. Appears to be rare in northeast Atlantic<br />

and has declined in the Bay of Biscay. Stable in the<br />

Mediterraneanii .<br />

Red List status: Data Deficient (2008).<br />

Near Threatened in northeast Atlantic.<br />

teeth<br />

28–43 rowsix .<br />

commercial imPortance<br />

No targeted fishery but taken as bycatch in trawl,<br />

longline, trammel net and rod and line fisheries.<br />

Often discardedii .<br />

Wings are sold smoked and dried-salted for human<br />

consumption, liver for oil and carcass for fishmealvi .<br />

handling and thorn arrangement<br />

Handle with care.<br />

Large venomous spine on tail.<br />

In extreme cases can cause paralysis xi .<br />

referenceS<br />

i. Ferretti, F. et al; 2005. ICES.<br />

<strong>Common</strong> <strong>Stingray</strong><br />

ii. Gibson, C. et al; 2006. IUCN SSC <strong>Shark</strong> Specialist Group.<br />

iii. Greenberg, R; 2008. Oceana.<br />

iv. IBSS; Unknown.<br />

v. Ismen, A; 2003. Fisheries Research, Vol. 60 (1): 169–176.<br />

vi. Luna, S. M; 2008. Fishbase.<br />

vii. Schwartz, F. J; 2007. Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity,<br />

Bulletin 8: 41–52<br />

viii. Serena, F; 2005. FAO.<br />

ix. Van der Elst, R. et al; 1997. Random House Struik.<br />

x. Whitehead, P. J. P. et al; 1986. UNESCO.<br />

xi. Wölfl, D; 1994. Draga.