The first description of the roughtail stingray was published by American naturalist Samuel Mitchell in one of the earliest
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The roughtail stingray is broadly but discontinuously distributed in the coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. It occurs from the Georges Bank off Cape Cod southward to Florida, the Bahamas, and the northeastern … See more

The roughtail stingray has a diamond-shaped pectoral fin disk 1.2–1.3 times as wide as long, with straight to gently sinuous margins, rather angular outer corners, and a moderately long, obtuse snout. The eyes are proporti… See more

The roughtail stingray is reportedly not highly active, spending much time buried in the sediment. It is a generalist predator whose diet generally reflects the most available prey in its environment. It mainly captures pr… See more

With its large size and long, venomous spine, the roughtail stingray can inflict a severe wound and can be very dangerous for fishers to handle. However, it is not aggressive and usually occurs too deep to be encount… See more