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Eastern U.S. coastal waters & Gulf of Mexico

Stingray

The Atlantic stingray can survive rapid changes in salinity and can be found far up rivers during warm summer months.

The stingray can find its food by sensing weak electrical currents produced by its prey.  It then uses an undulating motion to dig up the food.

HABITATCoastal and estuarine waters
DIETInvertebrates
LIFE Expectancy9 years

Fun Fact
The national animal symbol for Columbia, Chile and Ecuador is the Andean condor.
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