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title: "Violette pijlstaartrog"
description: "Pteroplatytrygon violacea — Vissen. The pelagic stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, and the sole member of its genus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/pelagic-stingray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Violette pijlstaartrog

> Pteroplatytrygon violacea — Vissen. The pelagic stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, and the sole member of its genus.

- Scientific name: *Pteroplatytrygon violacea*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 247
- Wikidata: [Q1815013](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1815013)
- iNaturalist taxon: [111212](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/111212)

## Names

- en: Pelagic Stingray
- de: Pelagischer Stechrochen
- es: Raya pelágica
- fr: Pastenague violette
- nl: Violette pijlstaartrog

## Countries with the most observations

IT (51), ES (41), FR (28), BR (10), CN (6), MX (6), IN (4), GR (3), HR (3)

## Summary

The pelagic stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, and the sole member of its genus. It is characterized by the wedge-like shape of its pectoral fin disc, which is much wider than long, as well as by the pointed teeth in both sexes, whip-like tail with extremely long tail spine, and uniform violet to blue-green coloration. It generally reaches 59 cm (23 in) in width. The pelagic stingray has a worldwide distribution in waters warmer than 19 °C (66 °F), and migrates seasonally to spend the summer closer to the continental shelf and at higher latitudes. The only stingray…

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

## Photo

![Violette pijlstaartrog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pelagic-stingray/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chao 江星辰 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/351090666

## Machine access

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