Where Atlantic stingray has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Hypanus sabinus, mapped and tabulated by country.
59,159 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Hypanus sabinus through GBIF, from 17 countries or marine areas. This page maps those records and lists where they come from. Occurrence records reflect where people have looked as well as where the species lives, so well-surveyed coastlines are over-represented.
- Georeferenced records
- 59,159
- Countries / areas
- 17
- Mapped locations
- 61
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 104
- Gbif taxonkey
- 9245001
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 59,015 records; Mexico — 118 records; Brazil — 3 records; Belize — 3 records; Spain — 3 records; Canada — 2 records; Colombia — 2 records; Grenada — 2 records; Cayman Islands — 2 records; Suriname — 2 records; Argentina — 1 records; Aruba — 1 records; Bahamas — 1 records; China — 1 records; Honduras — 1 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 9245001) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=9245001&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 59,159 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 6 of the 17 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 18 records in total (Brazil, Belize, Canada, Cayman Islands, Suriname, Argentina, Bahamas, China).
104 records plotting inland were omitted: for a marine species those are almost always the holding institution's coordinates rather than a collection site.
Records show where the species has been observed and reported, not a modelled range.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 9245001) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=9245001&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1042864 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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