HomeFreshwater aquarium fishOther freshwater fishCommon stingray Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) Scientific name: Dasyatis pastinaca Linnaeus, 1758 The Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) is a brackish-water fish of the family Dasyatidae. Native range: Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. BiologyFound over sandy and muddy bottoms, sometimes in estuaries and near rocky reefs. Feed on bottom fishes, crustaceans and mollusks. Ovoviviparous, gestation period about 4 months and 4-7 young are produced. Wings marketed smoked, dried-salted, and also used for fishmeal and oil. Harmful to shellfish banks; dangerous to bathers and fishers due to its poisonous spine. Barbed poison spine is a modified denticle that can be 35cm long, shed occasionally and replaced.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameDasyatis pastinacaFamilyDasyatidae (Stingrays)OrderRajiformes (Skates and Rays)ClassElasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)Maximum length57.0Depth range5–200 m (16–656 ft)EnvironmentMarine; brackish; demersal; depth range 5 - 200 m, usually 20 - 35 mClimateSubtropicalDistributionNortheast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.Conservation status (IUCN)Data deficient (DD)Threat to humansVenomousUsesFisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariumsResilienceVery Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=4-7) More other freshwater fishSouth American lungfishLepidosiren paradoxaLined soleAchirus lineatusPumpkinseedLepomis gibbosusShort-tailed pipefishMicrophis brachyurus brachyurusFinescale tigerfishDatnioides microlepisFreshwater garfishXenentodon cancilaSee all other freshwater fish SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026