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) |
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Synonyms | |
Trygon gerrardi J. E. Gray, 1851 |
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.