Whitespotted whipray
Species of cartilaginous fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The whitespotted whipray or sharpnose stingray (Maculabatis 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.[2] It reaches a maximum disc width of 2 m (6.6 ft). As presently defined, it is probably a species complex.[3]
Whitespotted whipray | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Family: | Dasyatidae |
Genus: | Maculabatis |
Species: | M. gerrardi |
Binomial name | |
Maculabatis gerrardi (Gray, 1851) | |
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Etymology
The Stingray is named in honor of Edward Gerrard (1810-1910), a taxidermist at the British Museum of Natural History, who with his shark and ray identifications assisted Gray.[4]
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