Pacific Longnose Stingray

Hypanus rubioi, commonly known as the longnose pacific stingray, is a species of cartilaginous fish in the stingray family Dasyatidae. It is endemic to the coastal marine waters of the Eastern tropical Pacific ocean, specifically along the Pacific coast of Colombia. Described as a novel species in early 2025, H. rubioi is a large-bodied benthic predator characterized by its exceptionally long, sharply pointed snout, an elongated slender tail, and distinct morphometric proportions that distinguish it from...