Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Cowtail Stingray
Pastinachus sephen
Cowtail Stingray
Category: Whiptail Stingrays
Scientific Name: Pastinachus sephen
Size: 2 to 5 ft. (60 cm to 1.5 m)  
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea
Chordata (Phylum)
└Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Elasmobranchii (Class)
  └Batoidea (Infraclass)
   └Myliobatiformes (Order)
    └Dasyatidae (Family)
     └Pastinachus (Genus)

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