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| has gloss | (noun) one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras roughtail stingray, Dasyatis centroura |
| has gloss | eng: The roughtail stingray, Dasyatis centroura, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is the largest stingray in the Atlantic Ocean, measuring up to across and weighing , and can be distinguished by its long, slender tail studded with rows of thorns. The taxonomy of the roughtail stingray is not fully resolved, with the disjunct northwestern Atlantic, southwestern Atlantic, and eastern Atlantic populations differing in life history and possibly representing a complex of different species. It prefers water temperatures of . This species is usually found over sandy and muddy bottoms; in warmer months it enters coastal waters, bays, and estuaries. The teeth have tetragonal bases and have flattened crowns in females and juveniles and pointed ones in mature males. There are 7 functional tooth rows in the upper jaw and 12-14 rows in the lower. The most distinctive feature of the roughtail stingray is its whip-like tail, which measures some 2.5 times the length of the disk and bears many rows of small thorns. |
| lexicalization | eng: Dasyatis centroura |
| lexicalization | eng: roughtail stingray |
| subclass of | (noun) large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds stingray |
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| has gloss | cat: Lescurçana clavellada, lescurçana, lescurçó, la ferrassa, el milà o la tòtina clavellada (Dasyatis centroura) és una espècie de peix de la família dels dasiàtids i de lordre dels raïformes. |
| lexicalization | cat: Escurçana clavellada |
| French | |
| has gloss | fra: Dasyatis centroura est une espèce de raie appartenant à la famille des Dasyatidés |
| lexicalization | fra: Dasyatis centroura |
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| member of | (noun) type genus of the Dasyatidae genus Dasyatis, Dasyatis |
| similar | e/Dasyatis centroura |
| similar | e/Roughtail stingray |
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| media:img | Dasyatis centroura 2.jpg |
| media:img | Dasyatis centroura aquarium.jpg |
| media:img | Dasyatis centroura drawing.jpg |
| media:img | Dasyatis centroura noaa.jpg |
| media:img | Dasyatis centroura.jpg |
| media:img | Roughtail stingray tenerife2.jpg |
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