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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

Trygon gerrardi J. E. Gray, 1851
Trygon macrurus Bleeker, 1852


Trygon gerrardi J. E. Gray, 1851
Trygon macrurus Bleeker, 1852

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.



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