CRCritically Endangered

Pastinachus stellurostris

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

2

Countries

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

CHONDRICHTHYES

Order

MYLIOBATIFORMES

Family

DASYATIDAE

Genus

Pastinachus

Pastinachus stellurostris belongs to the family DASYATIDAE, order MYLIOBATIFORMES, within the CHONDRICHTHYES class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine neriticMajor
04Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

Assessed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Ongoing

Intentional use: hunting/trapping

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Marine & freshwater aquaculture

Ongoing

Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species recovery
Awareness & communications
Compliance and enforcement
06Range

Found in 2 Countries

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Pastinachus stellurostris (Pastinachus stellurostris). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/starrynose-cowtail-ray

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