Porcupine Ray Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Urogymnus asperrimus
Family : Dasyatidae
Order : Myliobatiformes
Class : Elasmobranchii
Phylum : Chrodata
Habitat : Inshore,coral reefs,coastal areas,Sandy bottom
Description : Body colour of Porcupine Ray is dark brown or greenish above and whitish below.Tail blackish in colour.Disc and trunk very robust.Snout with tip blunt.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Mobula eregoodootenkee
(Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray) -
Brevitrygon walga
(Scaly whipray) -
Himantura uarnak
(Reticulate Whipray) -
Aetomylaeus nichofii
(Banded Eagle Ray) -
Neotrygon kuhlii
(Kuhl's Maskray) -
Narke dipterygia
(Spottail Sleeper Ray) -
Pateobatis bleekeri
(Bleeker's whipray) -
Pastinachus sephen
(Feathertail Stingray) -
Rhinoptera javanica
(Javanese Cowray) -
Aetomylaeus maculatus
(Mottled Eagle Ray)
