 A bottom @-@ dwelling inhabitant of inshore waters , the diamond stingray favors sandy or muddy bottoms , often near rocky reefs or kelp forests . Off southern California , it usually occurs from the intertidal zone to a depth of 7 m ( 23 ft ) during the summer , shifting to depths of 13 – 18 m ( 43 – 59 ft ) during late fall and winter . For unknown reasons , it prefers to overwinter in kelp forests rather than sandy flats . Off Chile , the diamond stingray occurs at a similar depth of 3 – 30 m ( 10 – 100 ft ) . On the other hand , this species has been reported from as far down as 355 m ( 1 @,@ 165 ft ) off Hawaii , which if accurate would suggest that it utilizes a much greater range of depths than previously realized . 
 A bottom @-@ dwelling inhabitant of inshore waters , the diamond stingray <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>favors</mark></a> sandy or muddy bottoms , often near rocky reefs or kelp forests . Off southern California , it usually <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>occurs</mark></a> from the intertidal zone to a depth of 7 m ( 23 ft ) during the summer , shifting to depths of 13 – 18 m ( 43 – 59 ft ) during late fall and winter . For unknown reasons , it <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>prefers</mark></a> to overwinter in kelp forests rather than sandy flats . Off Chile , the diamond stingray <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>occurs</mark></a> at a similar depth of 3 – 30 m ( 10 – 100 ft ) . On the other hand , this species <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>has</mark></a> been reported from as far down as 355 m ( 1 @,@ 165 ft ) off Hawaii , which if accurate would suggest that it <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>utilizes</mark></a> a much greater range of depths than previously realized . 
A bottom @-@ dwelling inhabitant of inshore waters , the diamond stingray favor sandy or muddy bottoms , often near rocky reefs or kelp forests . offf southern cali , it usually occur from the intertidal zone to a depth of 7 m ( 23 ft ) during da summer , shifting to depths of 13 – 18 m ( 43 – 59 ft ) during late fall and winter . For unknown reasons , it prefer to overwinter in kelp forests rather than sandy flats .offff Chile , the diamond stingray occur at a similar depth of 3 – 30 m ( 10 – 100 ft ) . On the other hand , this species done been reported from as far down as 355 m ( 1 @,@ 165 ft ) off Hawaii , which if accurate would suggest that it utilize a much greater range of depths than previously realized .