Colares stingray

Dasyatis colarensis is a Stechrochenart and lives in the mouth of the Amazon in northern Brazil, and on the continental shelf in front of it.

Features

Dasyatis colarensis has a diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc, which reached in females diameter of 91 cm, 63 cm in males. It is rounded at the sides and runs towards the muzzle of long and pointed, the snout of the males is slightly longer than those of the females. The whip-like tail is more than twice as long as the disc and carries on the top of a poisonous sting. The eyes are small having behind it, clearly larger spray holes. The back is light brown, towards the tail slightly darker and with a lighter border on the sides. The underside is pale white, darker towards the edge of the disk. Females reach total lengths up to 2.61 m, males up to 2.07 m

Way of life

The Rays lives during the tropical dry season in coves in shallow brackish water over muddy bottom. In the rainy season it considers that, however, prefers off the coasts on the shelf on. Little is known about his diet. Like most stingrays he is ovoviviparous, the young are born during the dry season near the coast in litters 1-4 pups. He is introduced both as by-catch when fishing on targeted on a smaller scale. The IUCN assessed its status with VU ( vulnerable ) and Brazil has asked to regulate the exploitation of its habitat.