Common stingray

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Common stingray
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The common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) is a species o stingray in the faimily Dasyatidae, foond in the northeastren Atlantic Ocean an the Mediterranean an Black Seas. It for ordinar bides in sandy or muddy habitats in coastal watters shallaeer than 60 m (200 ft), aften buryin itsel in sediment. Uisually measurin 45 cm (18 in) athort, the common stingray haes a diamond-shapit pectoral fin disc slichtly wider than lang, an a whip-like tail wi upper an lawer fin faulds. It can be identifee'd bi its plain coloration an maistly smooth skin, except for a row o tubercles alang the midline o the back in the lairgest indwallers.

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