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title: "Atlantischer Stechrochen"
description: "Hypanus sabinus — Fische. The Atlantic stingray (Hypanus sabinus) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, common along the Atlantic coast of North America from the Chesapeake Bay to Mexico, including brackish and freshwater habitats."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/atlantic-stingray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Atlantischer Stechrochen

> Hypanus sabinus — Fische. The Atlantic stingray (Hypanus sabinus) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, common along the Atlantic coast of North America from the Chesapeake Bay to Mexico, including brackish and freshwater habitats.

- Scientific name: *Hypanus sabinus*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (See & Fluss), `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 2695
- Wikidata: [Q28927633](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28927633)
- iNaturalist taxon: [623855](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/623855)

## Names

- en: Atlantic Stingray
- de: Atlantischer Stechrochen
- es: Raya látigo de espina

## Countries with the most observations

US (2299), MX (21)

## Summary

The Atlantic stingray (Hypanus sabinus) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, common along the Atlantic coast of North America from the Chesapeake Bay to Mexico, including brackish and freshwater habitats. It may be distinguished from other stingrays in the area by its relatively elongated snout. This species is of little commercial importance, other than for sale in the aquarium industry.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_stingray

## Photo

![Atlantischer Stechrochen](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/atlantic-stingray/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chase Harris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263271303

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/atlantic-stingray?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).