Bathytoshia lata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The broad stingray (Bathytoshia lata), also known as the brown stingray or Hawaiian stingray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. They range across the Indo-Pacific from southern Africa to Hawaii, and are the predominant species of stingray in the inshore waters of the Hawaiian Islands. This benthic fish also inhabits sandy or muddy flats at depths greater than 15 m (49 ft) in the Eastern Atlantic, from southern France to Angola, including the Mediterranean Sea. Usually growing to 1 m (3 ft) across, the broad stingray has a wide, diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc with a protruding snout tip and a long tail with a ventral fin fold. At night, this species actively forages for bottom-dwelling invertebrates and bony fishes, often near the boundaries of reefs. Reproduction is aplacental viviparous. As substantial threats to its population exist in many areas of its wide distribution, IUCN has listed this species as Vulnerable.
American zoologist Samuel Garman described the broad stingray in an 1880 issue of the scientific journal Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, giving it the name Trygon lata from the Latin word for "broad". Subsequent...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) | 🇪🇸 Spain |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisbon Oceanarium | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 2 | Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 3 | Marine Life Park | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Singapore Oceanarium | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | Xpark | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 6 | Jakarta Aquarium | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Maui Ocean Center | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black Stingray sighting in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 9 sharks and rays we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black Stingray in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) on a given day, against under 5% in September and November, the lowest months. March has too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Stingray sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife), in our data
Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black Stingray sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Dasyatidae
The closest relatives of the Black Stingray that you can see in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) (family Dasyatidae, Whiptail Stingrays) are Round Fantail Stingray (about 40%) and Tortonese's Stingray (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Stingray is recorded against all the sharks and rays logged in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
