Whitespotted whipray
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Dasyatidae |
| Genus: | Maculabatis |
| Species: | M. gerrardi
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| Maculabatis gerrardi (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[]
- ^ Sherman, C.S., Ali, M., Bin Ali, A., Bineesh, K.K., Derrick, D., Dharmadi, Elhassan, I., Fahmi, Fernando, D., Haque, A.B., Jabado, R.W., Maung, A., Seyha, L., Spaet, J., Tanay, D., Utzurrum, J.A.T., Valinassab, T., Vo, V.Q. & Yuneni, R.R. (2020). "Maculabatis gerrardi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2020: e.T161566A175219648.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Himantura gerrardi" in FishBase. October 2008 version.
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