Where Common stingray has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Dasyatis pastinaca, mapped and tabulated by country.
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Distribution map plotted from GBIF.org occurrence records; basemap Natural Earth 110m · GBIF records CC0 / CC BY; Natural Earth public domain
2,742 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Dasyatis pastinaca through GBIF, from 56 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.
Quick Facts
- Georeferenced records
- 2,742
- Mapped locations
- 266
- Inland records omitted
- 152
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2419543
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Spain — 726 records; France — 659 records; Netherlands — 201 records; Portugal — 194 records; Ireland — 163 records; Italy — 136 records; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — 122 records; Greece — 111 records; Israel — 65 records; South Africa — 49 records; Ukraine — 44 records; Croatia — 39 records; United States of America — 29 records; Türkiye — 25 records; Belgium — 23 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2419543) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2419543&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
European waters (ERMS scope); Baltic sea; Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone; Scheldt estuary; Oostende; Westerschelde; Doel; Oosterschelde; South Africa (country); Madagascar; Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; Wimereux; Zeeschelde; Greek Exclusive Economic Zone; Black Sea; Azores Exclusive Economic Zone; Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin; Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone; Ungama Bay; Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105851 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,742 of the 2,742 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 56 of the 56 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
152 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 2419543) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2419543&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105851 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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