Did You Know?

Some stingarees can grow very big!

Where They Live

Stingarees live in warm, shallow water.

What They Eat

They eat small fish and tiny shrimp.

What stingaree Does

They swim close to the sea floor.

They use their sting to protect themselves.

They can hide in the sand.

They help keep the ocean clean.

They are part of the ocean food chain.

They can be very shy fish.

More About stingaree

Stingarees are found in many oceans. They like warm water and sandy places. Some stingarees can be very big, like a dog. They are flat and can be hard to see.

Stingarees help keep the ocean healthy. They eat small fish, which helps keep the fish numbers right. If there are too many small fish, it can be bad for the ocean.

Stingarees are cool fish! They can swim fast when they want to. They are also very good at hiding. This helps them stay safe from bigger fish.

How Topics Connect

graph TD A["The Stingaree Neighborhood"] --> B["Established in the 1880s"] B --> C["Site of San Diego's Chinatown"] C --> D["Reputation for 'Undesirables'"] D --> E["Home to Working-Class Citizens"] E --> F["Demolished in 1916"] F --> G["Vice Eradication Campaign"]

What Do These Words Mean?

neighborhood:a specific area where people live
demolished:torn down or destroyed
vice eradication:the act of getting rid of bad behaviors or illegal activities
undesirables:people who are not wanted or accepted in society
blue-collar:workers who do manual or physical jobs