Pelagic stingray


Pteroplatytrygon violacea

Length Disc width up to 2.6 ft
Description Dark brown to black dorsally and ventrally
Food Eats squid, crustaceans, bony fishes
Habitat Pelagic waters from near the surface by night to depths of 300 to 600 ft or more by day
Reproduction Aplacental vivipary, embryos feed on uterine milk after using up yolk sac; litter size possibly 4-7; size at maturity 1.1 ft disc width for males, 1.3 ft for females