Dasyatidae (Whiptail Stingrays)

Species in this group

Taeniurops meyeni

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Hypanus americanus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Taeniura lymma

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Neotrygon orientale

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Neotrygon moluccensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Hypanus dipterurus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Bathytoshia brevicaudata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pastinachus ater

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Hypanus longus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Neotrygon australiae

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Hypanus sabinus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pateobatis jenkinsii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Urogymnus granulatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Urogymnus asperrimus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Himantura australis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Neotrygon ningalooensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Neotrygon leylandi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~60%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~60%

Apr

~50%

May

~60%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~60%

Aug

~70%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Whiptail Stingrays

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks In captivity: 173 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	9 of 17	>90%
	Reef ray			~70%
	Broad Cowtail Stingray			~50%
	Dragon stingray			~30%
	Australian Bluespotted Maskray			~30%
	Blotched Fantail Ray			~30%
	Thorny Ray			~30%
	Reticulated Whipray			~30%
	Ningaloo Maskray			~30%
	Painted Maskray			~20%
2	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 17	~80%
	Oriental Bluespotted Maskray			~70%
	Reef ray			~50%
3	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 17	~80%
	Blotched Fantail Ray			~80%
4	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 17	~80%
	Reef ray			~60%
	Australian Bluespotted Maskray			~40%
	Mangrove Ray			~30%
5	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 17	~80%
	Moluccan Bluespotted Maskray			~60%
	Reef ray			~50%
6	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 17	~80%
	Southern Stingray			~80%
7	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 17	~70%
	Diamond Stingray			~60%
	Blotched Fantail Ray			~40%
8	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 17	~50%
	Short-tail Stingray			~50%
9	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 17	~50%
	Diamond Stingray			~50%
10	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 17	~40%
	Longtail Stingray			~40%
11	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 17	~40%
	Longtail Stingray			~40%
12	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~40%
	Atlantic Stingray			~40%
13	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~30%
	Atlantic Stingray			~30%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
3	SeaWorld Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Chimelong Spaceship	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
5	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Shedd Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	SeaWorld Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
8	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
10	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
11	Aquarium of Genoa	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
12	The Blue Planet	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
13	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Lisbon Oceanarium	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
15	Kolmården Wildlife Park	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
16	Nausicaà Centre National de la Mer	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
17	Oceanarium in Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
18	Greensboro Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Aquarium de la Réunion	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
20	Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Minnesota Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Kansas City Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Beijing Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
26	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	Shenzhen Safari Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
29	The Maryland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	Wildlife World Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Xcaret	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
33	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Burgers' Ocean	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
35	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
36	Royal Burgers' Zoo	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
37	Moody Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
38	Brevard Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	ZooTampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Gatorland	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	Indianapolis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
42	Sea World	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
43	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
44	Fort Wayne Children's Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	Zoo Aquarium de Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
46	Cameron Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	Zoo Atlanta	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Aquarium du Québec	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
50	Discovery Cove	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Whiptail Stingrays

Species in this group

Blotched Fantail Ray

Southern Stingray

Reef ray

Oriental Bluespotted Maskray

Moluccan Bluespotted Maskray

Diamond Stingray

Short-tail Stingray

Broad Cowtail Stingray

Longtail Stingray

Australian Bluespotted Maskray

Atlantic Stingray

Dragon stingray

Mangrove Ray

Thorny Ray

Reticulated Whipray

Ningaloo Maskray

Painted Maskray

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Whiptail Stingrays

Parks Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found