Scaly whipray

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Scaly whipray
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Brevitrygon
Species:
B. imbricata
Binomial name
Brevitrygon imbricata
(
J. G. Schneider
, 1801)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amphotistius imbricatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  • Dasyatis imbricata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  • Dasybatus imbricatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  • Himantura dadong (Bleeker 1877)
  • Himantura imbricata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  • Leiobatis polylepis (Bleeker, 1852)
  • Raja obtusa Ehrenberg, 1871
  • Raja imbricata Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Trygon imbricata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)


The scaly whipray or Bengal whipray,

Indo-West Pacific oceans from the Red Sea and Mauritius to Indonesia.[2] Its width is up to 22 cm (8.7 in), and it may reach 65 cm (2 ft 2 in) in total length.[1]

The scaly whipray is found in inshore coastal waters, typically in

benthic invertebrates, and juveniles may be present in mangroves.[2]

They migrate between saltwater and freshwater, though not for the purpose of breeding. They do not migrate more than 100 km (62 mi).

Reproduction is

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T161728A109916824.en. Retrieved 26 April 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  2. ^ a b c d e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Brevitrygon imbricata" in FishBase. February 2023 version.