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Dwarf Black Stingray
Hemitrygon parvonigra
- Usual depth5–181 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
The dwarf black stingray is a little-known species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found off northwestern Australia and perhaps throughout Southeast Asia at depths of 60–185 m (197–607 ft). Growing to a width of 51 cm (20 in), this species is characterized by an angular, diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc with a short row of spear-like thorns along the midline of the back and few dermal denticles elsewhere. Its tail bears a long fin fold along the bottom and a much shorter ridge along the top, both past the stinging spine. Plain brownish in color above, this ray can range from light to very dark. In some parts of its range, this species is occasionally caught incidentally by fisheries and sold for meat.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Dwarf black stingray”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–181 m · Deepest record: 180.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dwarf Black Stingray
Names in 2 more languages
- Indonesian
- Ikan Pari
- Thai
- ปลากระเบนแคระดำ
Other scientific names: Dasyatis parvonigra
Similar species
Brown StingrayHemitrygon fluviorum
Red StingrayHemitrygon akajei
Bennett's stingrayHemitrygon bennettii
- Merauke Stingray
Hemitrygon longicauda
Bathytoshia matsubaraiBathytoshia brevicaudata
Reef stingrayTaeniura lymma
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 14 open-data records from 1983 to 2019.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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