Broad Cowtail Stingray
Pastinachus ater
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderMyliobatiformes (Stingrays)
- FamilyDasyatidae (Whiptail Stingrays)
- GenusPastinachus (Cowtail Stingrays)
- SpeciesPastinachus ater (Broad Cowtail Stingray)
About the Broad Cowtail Stingray
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
Moluccan Bluespotted Maskray
Neotrygon moluccensis
Reef ray
Taeniura lymma
Mangrove Ray
Urogymnus granulatus
Blotched Fantail Ray
Taeniurops meyeni
Oriental Bluespotted Maskray
Neotrygon orientale
Reticulate Whipray
Himantura uarnak
Pink Whipray
Pateobatis fai
Thorny Ray
Urogymnus asperrimus
Dragon stingray
Pateobatis jenkinsii
Munguna
Mobula alfredi
Oceanic Manta Ray
Mobula birostris
Ox Ray
Mobula kuhlii
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |