Best places to see Southern Stingrays
The southern stingray (Dasyatis americana) is a whiptail stingray found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Western Atlantic Ocean from New Jersey to southern Brazil. It has a flat, diamond-shaped disc, with a mud brown, olive, and grey dorsal surface and white underbelly (ventral surface). The barb on its tail is serrated and covered in a venomous mucous, used for self-defense. Read more on Wikipedia.
In season · Jan–Apr, Aug, NovSouthern Stingrays are seen here in January to April, August and November, alongside Spotted Eagle Ray, Great Barracuda and Spotted Moray.
+17 more species- In season · Mar, May, Jul–Aug, Nov–Dec
Southern Stingrays are seen here in March, May, July to August and November to December, alongside Green Moray, Common lionfish and Goldentail Moray.
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- In season · Mar–May, Aug–Sep, Nov–Jan
Southern Stingrays are seen here in November to January, March to May and August to September, alongside Green Moray, Great Barracuda and Nurse Shark.
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- In season · May–Jun, Dec–Jan
Southern Stingrays are seen here in December to January and May to June, alongside Smooth Trunkfish, Spotted Moray and Goldentail Moray.
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- Out of season · Best Feb, May–Jun, Aug
Southern Stingrays are seen here in February, May to June and August, alongside Nurse Shark, Goldentail Moray and Spotted Moray.
+5 more species - Out of season · From December
Southern Stingrays are seen here in April and December, alongside Bull shark.
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