Did you know, it is believed that the blotched markings for which these rays are named are meant to resemble the sun hitting the bottom of the rivers in which they live, helping them camouflage?

The white-blotched river stingray has a distinctive pattern of white dots on a black background, helping it blend into its riverbed habitat.

Its large pup litter size also makes this species unique. The average white-blotched river stingray litter consists of seven or eight pups, but as many as 12 pups have been born in a single litter. Other stingray species birth an average of only four pups per litter.

Learn more about the white-blotched river stingray!