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title: "Raya látigo chata"
description: "Hypanus say — Peces. The bluntnose stingray or Say's stingray (Hypanus say, often misspelled sayi) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, native to the coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from the U.S."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/bluntnose-stingray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Raya látigo chata

> Hypanus say — Peces. The bluntnose stingray or Say's stingray (Hypanus say, often misspelled sayi) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, native to the coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from the U.S.

- Scientific name: *Hypanus say*
- Category: `fish` (Peces)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 625
- Wikidata: [Q28927643](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28927643)
- iNaturalist taxon: [623856](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/623856)

## Names

- en: Bluntnose Stingray
- de: Stumpfnasen-Stechrochen
- es: Raya látigo chata

## Countries with the most observations

US (504), MX (3)

## Summary

The bluntnose stingray or Say's stingray (Hypanus say, often misspelled sayi) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, native to the coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from the U.S. state of Massachusetts to Venezuela. It is a bottom-dwelling species that prefers sandy or muddy habitats 1–10 m (3.3–32.8 ft) deep, and is migratory in the northern portion of its range. Typically growing to 78 cm (31 in) across, the bluntnose stingray is characterized by a rhomboid pectoral fin disc with broadly rounded outer corners and an obtuse-angled snout. It has a whip-like tail with both an upper keel and a…

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

## Photo

![Raya látigo chata](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bluntnose-stingray/medium.jpg)

Photo: bunnymom20 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/160204975

## Machine access

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