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title: "Izu stingray"
description: "Hemitrygon izuensis — Pesci. The Izu stingray (Hemitrygon izuensis) is a little-known species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, endemic to the Izu Peninsula of Japan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/izu-stingray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Izu stingray

> Hemitrygon izuensis — Pesci. The Izu stingray (Hemitrygon izuensis) is a little-known species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, endemic to the Izu Peninsula of Japan.

- Scientific name: *Hemitrygon izuensis*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 4
- Wikidata: [Q28927464](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28927464)
- iNaturalist taxon: [623843](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/623843)

## Names

- en: Izu stingray
- de: Izu-Stechrochen

## Summary

The Izu stingray (Hemitrygon izuensis) is a little-known species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, endemic to the Izu Peninsula of Japan. Found in shallow coastal waters, it is a fairly small species with a smooth, golden-brown, diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc and a whip-like tail with a low keel above and fin fold beneath. The fin fold is white, distinguishing the Izu stingray from all other Pacific members of its family.

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

## Photo

![Izu stingray](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/izu-stingray/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nishida & Nakaya · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/623843

## Machine access

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