---
title: "Langnasen-Stechrochen"
description: "Hypanus guttatus — Fische. The longnose stingray (Hypanus guttatus) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, native to the western Atlantic Ocean from the southern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/longnose-stingray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Langnasen-Stechrochen

> Hypanus guttatus — Fische. The longnose stingray (Hypanus guttatus) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, native to the western Atlantic Ocean from the southern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.

- Scientific name: *Hypanus guttatus*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 156
- Wikidata: [Q28927417](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28927417)
- iNaturalist taxon: [623851](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/623851)

## Names

- en: Longnose Stingray
- de: Langnasen-Stechrochen
- es: Raya látigo del Golfo
- fr: Pastenague longnez

## Countries with the most observations

BR (65), TT (21), HN (12), CO (10), CR (6), GF (5), BZ (4), PA (4)

## Summary

The longnose stingray (Hypanus guttatus) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, native to the western Atlantic Ocean from the southern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Found in coastal waters no deeper than 36 m (118 ft), this demersal species favors muddy or sandy habitats. The longnose stingray is characterized by its angular, rhomboid pectoral fin disc, moderately projecting snout, and whip-like tail with a dorsal keel and ventral fin fold. It typically grows to 1.25 m (4.1 ft) across and is brownish above and light-colored below.
Longnose stingrays feed mainly on bottom-dwelling invertebrates and small bony…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Tiago Lubiana · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152790053

## Machine access

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