Southern Stingray
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Southern Stingray

Hypanus americanus

70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
110 Verified records at Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) is a whiptail stingray found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Western Atlantic Ocean from New Jersey to southern Brazil. It has a flat, diamond-shaped disc, with a mud brown, olive, and grey dorsal surface and white underbelly (ventral surface). The barb on its tail is serrated and covered in a venomous mucus, used for self-defense. Wikipedia →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Stingray sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, based on 110 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park

Yellow stingray

Yellow stingray

☀️ Diurnal Shark / Ray

Urobatis jamaicensis

60–70% · Likely
Maylan

Maylan

☀️ Diurnal Shark / Ray

Aetobatus narinari

60–70% · Likely
Box Ray

Box Ray

☀️ Diurnal Shark / Ray

Mobula tarapacana

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

90–100
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
90–100
Apr
90–100
May
70–80
Jun
90–100
Jul
90–100
Aug
80–90
Sep
90–100
Oct
90–100
Nov
80–90
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
70–80%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Stingray in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?

About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Stingray sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, based on 110 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Stingray in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Southern Stingray in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park in our monthly data.

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