Taeniura grabata
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The round fantail stingray (Taeniurops grabatus) or round stingray, is a poorly known species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It inhabits sandy, muddy, or rocky coastal habitats in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the southern Mediterranean Sea. This dark-colored ray typically reaches a width of 1 m (3.3 ft), and can be identified by its nearly circular pectoral fin disk, short tail, and mostly bare skin. The round fantail stingray hunts for fishes and crustaceans on the sea floor, and exhibits an aplacental viviparous mode of reproduction. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed the conservation status of this species as Near Threatened.
French naturalist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire originally described the round fantail stingray in 1817 as Trygon grabatus, from the Latin grabatus meaning "bed". His account was published in the first volume of the folio Poissons du Nil, de la mer Rouge et de la Méditerranée. Subsequent authors moved this species to the genus Taeniura. No type specimens are known.
The round fantail stingray is found on the tropical to subtropical waters of the eastern Atlantic from...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) | 🇪🇸 Spain |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aquarium of Genoa | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 2 | Lisbon Oceanarium | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 3 | L'Oceanogràfic | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Poema del Mar Aquarium | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Acuario de Sevilla | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Round Fantail Stingray sighting in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 9 sharks and rays we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Round Fantail Stingray in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) on a given day, against about 20% in February and April, 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 Round Fantail Stingray sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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 Round Fantail Stingray sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Dasyatidae
The closest relatives of the Round Fantail Stingray that you can see in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) (family Dasyatidae, Whiptail Stingrays) are Tortonese's Stingray (about 20%) and Black Stingray (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Round Fantail Stingray is recorded against all the sharks and rays logged in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) (36 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.
