Sealife guideThe Dasyatidae familyThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of the sea vertebrates including the cetaceans like the whales or the dolphins, the sea birds, the fish, the sharks and the sea turtles !
Black blotched stingray (Taeniura meyeni)
Black blotched stingray
(Taeniura meyeni)
Blue spotted stingray (Neotrygon kuhlii)
Blue spotted stingray
(Neotrygon kuhlii)
Darkspotted stingray (Himantura uarnak)
Darkspotted stingray
(Himantura uarnak)
Fantail stingray (Pastinachus sephen)
Fantail stingray
(Pastinachus sephen)
Ribbontail stingray (Taeniura lymma)
Ribbontail stingray
(Taeniura lymma)
Southern stingray (Dasyatis americana)
Southern stingray
(Dasyatis americana)

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Crabe violoniste bleu (Uca tetragonon)
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(Uca tetragonon)