@Pradip Patade ( inaturalist.org )
Whitespotted Whipray Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Maculabatis gerrardi
Family : Dasyatidae
Order : Myliobatiformes
Class : Elasmobranchii
Phylum : Chrodata
Other Name : Sharpnose stingray
Habitat : Marine Neritic
Description : Whitespotted Whipray is a large sized and large headed whipray. Disc rhombic. Tail long, slender and whip-like. Dorsal surface dark olive green to paler greenish
grey and bears numerous white spots.
grey and bears numerous white spots.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Rhinoptera javanica
(Javanese Cowray) -
Brevitrygon walga
(Scaly whipray) -
Brevitrygon imbricata
(Scaly whipray) -
Pateobatis bleekeri
(Bleeker's whipray) -
Neotrygon kuhlii
(Kuhl's Maskray) -
Pateobatis uarnacoides
(Whitenose whipray) -
Himantura uarnak
(Reticulate Whipray) -
Urogymnus asperrimus
(Porcupine Ray) -
Gymnura poecilura
(Longtail Butterfly Ray) -
Aetobatus narinari
(Spotted Eagle Ray)
