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The short-tailed stingray is found in waters off the coasts of New Zealand, Mozambique, South Africa, and Australia. The short-tailed stingray ranges from blue-gray to gray-brown in color. These rays often have two stingers, one in the front and one in the back, making it easier for them than most other animals in the ray family to hunt and defend themselves, as most rays have only one stinger or no stinger at all. The southern stingray is found in warm subtropical and tropical waters in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean. When most people picture a stingray, they picture the southern stingray, with a long, barbed tail. The southern stingray is grayish-brown on its dorsal side and white on its ventral side. Unlike the short-tailed stingray, the southern stingray only has one stinger.

This is a southern stingray found in the Caribbean Sea.

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