Fontitrygon geijskesi (Boeseman, 1948)
Sharpsnout stingray
Fontitrygon geijskesi
photo by Nunes, J.L.S.

Family:  Dasyatidae (Stingrays), subfamily: Urogymninae
Max. size:  150 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 5 - 80 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: patchy distribution, from Belize to northern Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Disc is narrowly projecting to snout, pelvic fins with long anterior margins. Narrowly pointed falcate outer corners. Upper surface dark brown, lower surface pale with darker margins and teeth as yellowish white (Ref. 6902).
Biology:  Found in shallow waters on sandy bottoms generally between 5 and 25 m depth. Reported from a depth of 810 m (Ref. 13608). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 01 July 2019 (A2d) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  venomous


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