Image Bank - Sharks and Rays
Cowtail Stingray,Swimming
Reference |
IB2944 |
Category |
Sharks and Rays |
Family Name |
Stingrays - DASYATIDAE |
Common Name |
Cowtail Stingray,Swimming |
Scientific Name |
Pastinachus atrus |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
Stingrays have tail usually armed with one or two very sharp, barded, venomous spines, which can inflict extremely painful wounds and have caused human fatalities. Stingrays have flattened crushing teeth and feed on invertebrates such as crustaceans, molluscs and small fishes. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |