Whitespotted whipray

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]

Whitespotted whipray
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

References
  1. Manjaji Matsumoto, B.M.; Fahmi & White, W.T. (2016). "Maculabatis gerrardi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T161566A104186555. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T161566A104186555.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Himantura gerrardi" in FishBase. October 2008 version.


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