Smooth-tailed Skate, Southern Sting Ray 263 



Economic Importance: None. 



Smooth-tailed Skate 

 Raja senta Garman 



Color: Upper surface of body pale brown with numerous 



dark spots. Lower surface white. 



Distribution: Gulf of St. Lawrence to South Carolina. 



Size: Maximum length recorded is 2 feet. 



General Information: A deep-water species. South of Cape 



Cod it has been taken in depths of from 300 to 2,800 feet. 



Little is known about this skate. 



Economic Importance: None. 



Southern Sting Ray 

 Dasyatis americana Hildebrand and Schroeder 





Color: Upper surface of body gray, brown, or brownish 

 green; a gray or white spot on center line of snout immedi- 

 ately in front of eyes. Lower surface white. 

 Distribution: Found in coastal waters from Brazil to New 

 Jersey, but occurs only as a straggler north of North 

 Carolina. 



