The southern stingray lives near the western Atlantic seabed. It has a broad, flattened grey-brown disc and an elongated tail with a defensive spine. Its colour
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Hypanus americanus
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The southern stingray lives near the western Atlantic seabed. It has a broad, flattened grey-brown disc and an elongated tail with a defensive spine. Its colours blend with sand and mud.
It moves above the substrate by undulating its pectoral fins. It seeks bivalves, polychaete worms, crustaceans and small fish. Its underside mouth takes prey directly from the bottom.
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