Dasyatis tortonesei
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Tortonese's stingray (Dasyatis tortonesei) is a species of stingray of the family Dasyatidae. It occurs in the eastern Atlantic from Morocco to Mauritania, and is also found in the Mediterranean Sea.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) | 🇪🇸 Spain |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tortonese's Stingray sighting in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 9 sharks and rays we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and December
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Tortonese's Stingray in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) on a given day, against about 10% in January–February, April–June and October, the lowest months. March has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tortonese's Stingray sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 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 Tortonese's Stingray sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Dasyatidae
The closest relatives of the Tortonese's Stingray that you can see in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) (family Dasyatidae, Whiptail Stingrays) are Round Fantail Stingray (about 40%) 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 Tortonese's Stingray is recorded against all the sharks and rays logged in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) (9 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.
