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title: "Raya látigo"
description: "Hypanus longus — Peces. The longtail stingray (Hypanus longus, often misspelled longa), is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Colombia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/longtail-stingray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Raya látigo

> Hypanus longus — Peces. The longtail stingray (Hypanus longus, often misspelled longa), is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Colombia.

- Scientific name: *Hypanus longus*
- Category: `fish` (Peces)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 375
- Wikidata: [Q28927534](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28927534)
- iNaturalist taxon: [623852](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/623852)

## Names

- en: Longtail Stingray
- es: Raya látigo
- fr: Pastenague queue longue

## Countries with the most observations

MX (134), CR (123), PA (43), EC (33)

## Summary

The longtail stingray (Hypanus longus, often misspelled longa), is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Colombia. It inhabits sandy habitats down to a depth of 90 m (300 ft). Measuring up to 1.56 m (5.1 ft) across, this species has a rhomboid pectoral fin disc, a lower (but not upper) fin fold on the tail, and numerous dermal denticles along the back and behind the stinging spine. The longtail stingray feeds mainly on bottom-dwelling bony fishes and crustaceans. It is aplacental viviparous, with females giving birth to 1–5 young in late summer.…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Andra Waagmeester · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128922324

## Machine access

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