Whitespotted whipray
| Whitespotted whipray | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Dasyatidae |
| Genus: | Himantura |
| Species: | H. gerrardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Himantura gerrardi (J. E. Gray, 1851) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Trygon gerrardi J. E. Gray, 1851
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The whitespotted whipray or sharpnose stingray (Himantura gerrardi) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in coastal regions including estuaries, in the Indo-Pacific, and has also been recorded in the Ganges River. It reaches a maximum length of 2 metres (6½ ft). As presently defined, it is probably a species complex.[2]
References
- ↑ Manjaji, B.M.; Fahmi & W.T. White (2004). "Himantura gerrardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Himantura gerrardi" in FishBase. October 2008 version.
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