Tortonese's stingray (''Dasyatis tortonesei'') is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of stingray of the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Dasyatidae. It occurs in the eastern Atlantic from Morocco to Mauritania, and is also found in the

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ...

.Guide of Mediterranean Skates and Rays (D''asyatis tortonesei''). Oct. 2022. Mendez L., Bacquet A. and F. Briand.http://www.ciesm.org/Guide/skatesandrays/Dasyatis-tortonesei

References

Tortonese's stingray Fish of the Mediterranean Sea Tortonese's stingray {{Chondrichthyes-stub