Yellow Stingray

The Yellow Stingray is a tropical ray and is found in the tropical Western Atlantic from North Carolina to Trinidad. It usually inhabits muddy, sandy or even sea grassy areas. It is usually found near inshore coral reefs. This species can rapidly change color to improve its camouflage. The Yellow Stingray usually ffeds during the day on invertebrates and bony fish. While hunting it can open its mouth  to look like a cave for shelter seeking reef dwellers. This Stingray has a venomous spine though humans are immune it can inflict a
 painful injury to a human or a deadly spear to a fish. The Yellow Stingray is small, growing no longer than 14 inches across and 28 inches long. The Yellow Stingray's mouth is nearly a straight line and there are 30-34 tooth rows on the upper jaw and a similar number on the bottom.