Stingray : Classification
STINGRAY Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Myliobatiformes Family: Dasyatidae Genus: Dasyatis Species: D . pastinaca The stingray is a flat marine fish found in warmer waters around the globe. The stingray is belongs to the same group of fish as other ray and is also believed to be closely related to sharks. The stingray inhabits the warmer tropical waters around the world generally in the slightly deeper waters rather than the shallows. When the weather begins to cool, the stingray will retreat further into the depths of the ocean. The stingray is most well known for the stinger that is present on the end of the tail of the stingray. The Stingray uses the stinger on the end of its long tail pierce through and stop it's prey before it can escape. The stingray's stinger is razor-sharp, barbed or serrated and attached to the stingray's thin tail. This means the stingray can whip it's stinger to pretty much