The giant freshwater stingray (urogymnus polylepis) was classified as globally endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2021. An ...

One particular animal caught their attention: some “large” stingrays that didn’t quite match any known species and had “surprisingly gone unnoticed,” according to a study published Feb.

Department of Conservation senior science advisor, marine services team, Dr Karen Middlemiss, said stingray species most commonly caught by recreational fishers were eagle, long-tail and short ...