Pteroplatytrygon violacea (Bonaparte, 1832) .

Pelagic Stingray. To at least 80 cm (31.4 in) DW (Weigman 2016) in marine waters, and to 96 cm (37.8 in) DW in captivity (Mollet et al. 2002); 163 cm (64.2 in) TL (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). Circumglobal; western Pacific Ocean north to southern Kuril Islands (Savinykh 1998); British Columbia (Peden and Jamieson 1988) to Baja California to central Chile (Ebert 2003), and Islas Galápagos (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). Depth: surface to 381 m (1,250 ft) over deep water (min.: Love et al. 2005; max.: Mundy 2005).