Southern Stingray
Hypanus americanus
Also called stingray, ray
A large, diamond-shaped ray with a long, whip-like tail armed with a venomous barb. They are typically brown or gray on top with a white underside.
Southern Stingray at a glance
- Scientific name
- Hypanus americanus
- Typical size
- 24-48 inches wingspan
- IGFA world record
- 246 lbs
- State record
- 182 lbs
- Water
- Saltwater
- Habitat
- Flats
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Common
Habitat
Sandy flats, seagrass beds, and shallow coastal waters. Diamond-shaped body with venomous barb.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a southern stingray through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksWhat to throw for southern stingray
The lure classes that produce for southern stingray, drawn from the same species map Cobia reasons about. Each one opens a full page on what it is, when it works and how to fish it.
Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the water in front of you today. That part is the app.
Southern Stingray questions people ask
Southern Stingray is Hypanus americanus. Anglers also call it stingray, ray.
A typical southern stingray runs 24-48 inches wingspan. The IGFA all tackle world record stands at 246 lbs. Cobia records the length and weight of every southern stingray you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
Sandy flats, seagrass beds, and shallow coastal waters. Diamond-shaped body with venomous barb. It is a salt water species, filed under flats in the Fishdex.
The IGFA all tackle world record southern stingray weighed 246 lbs. The standing state record on file is 182 lbs.
Jigheads and bucktails and hair jigs all produce. Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the season, the water temperature and the tide on the day, which is the part Cobia works out against the lures you already own.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
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