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Blue stingray

Dasyatis chrysonota (Smith, 1828)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The blue stingray (Dasyatis chrysonota) is a species in the family Dasyatidae, order Myliobatiformes.

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Quick facts about the blue stingray

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue stingray live?

Not recorded

Is the blue stingray endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the blue stingray classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderMyliobatiformes
  5. familyDasyatidae
  6. genusDasyatis
  7. SpeciesDasyatis chrysonota (Smith, 1828)

Synonyms Dasyatis chrysonota chrysonota, Trygon chrysonata, Trygon chrysonota

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • trnucha senegalskáCzech
  • Blauer StechrochenGerman
  • sinikeihäsrauskuFinnish
  • Pastenague bleue sud-africaineFrench
  • טריגוןHebrew
  • Pastinaca blu sudafricanaItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue stingray

Other species in the same genus Dasyatis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blue stingray?

The blue stingray (Dasyatis chrysonota) belongs to the family Dasyatidae in the order Myliobatiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue stingray (Dasyatis chrysonota). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dasyatis-chrysonota

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BibTeX
@misc{dasyatis_chrysonota_2026,
  title = {Blue stingray (Dasyatis chrysonota)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dasyatis-chrysonota},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}