Dasyatis marmorata

Dasyatis marmorata, the marbled stingray, is a species of stingray of the family Dasyatidae. Its geographic range covers the central and south-eastern Atlantic, from Morocco to South Africa.^[2] It is also present in the coastal waters of southern Mediterranean Sea and the Levantine Basin.^[3][4] This bottom-dweller generally inhabits sandy or muddy flats near rocky reefs and kelp forests, to a depth of 50 m (160 ft).

Dasyatis marmorata
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Dasyatidae
Genus:	Dasyatis
Species:	D. marmorata
Binomial name
Dasyatis marmorata (Steindachner, 1892)
Synonyms
Dasyatis chrysonota subsp. marmorata (Steindachner, 1892) Trygon pastinaca subsp. marmorata Steindachner, 1892