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title: "Diamond Stingray"
description: "Hypanus dipterurus — Pesci. The diamond stingray (Hypanus dipterurus) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/diamond-stingray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Diamond Stingray

> Hypanus dipterurus — Pesci. The diamond stingray (Hypanus dipterurus) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae.

- Scientific name: *Hypanus dipterurus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1099
- Wikidata: [Q28927333](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28927333)
- iNaturalist taxon: [554358](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/554358)

## Names

- en: Diamond Stingray
- de: Diamant-Stechrochen
- es: Raya látigo redonda
- fr: Pastenague batana

## Countries with the most observations

EC (544), US (357), MX (89), PE (23), CL (9)

## Summary

The diamond stingray (Hypanus dipterurus) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in the coastal waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean from southern California to northern Chile, and around the Galápagos and Hawaiian Islands. This bottom-dweller generally inhabits sandy or muddy flats near rocky reefs and kelp forests, to a depth of 30 m (98 ft), though off Hawaii it may range considerably deeper. As its common name suggests, this species has an angular, diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc that is plain brown or gray above, with rows of tubercles along the midline and on the "shoulders". The long…

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

## Photo

![Diamond Stingray](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/diamond-stingray/medium.jpg)

Photo: Theo Summer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/259931132

## Machine access

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