Himantura alcockii | |
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Annandale's 1909 illustration of Himantura alcockii | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Family: | Dasyatidae |
Genus: | Himantura |
Species: | H. alcockii
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Binomial name | |
Himantura alcockii (Annandale, 1909)
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Synonyms | |
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Himantura alcockii, the pale-spot whip ray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in coastal regions including estuaries, in the Indian Ocean. As presently defined, it is probably a species complex. [2]
The species has had a chequered taxonomic history. The IUCN Red List still lists H. alcockii as a synonym of the Whitespotted whipray, [3] which is now reallocated to Maculabatis.
Over 50% of the total ray catch landed at Mumbai consists of this species. [4]
Himantura alcockii | |
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Annandale's 1909 illustration of Himantura alcockii | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Family: | Dasyatidae |
Genus: | Himantura |
Species: | H. alcockii
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Binomial name | |
Himantura alcockii (Annandale, 1909)
[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Himantura alcockii, the pale-spot whip ray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in coastal regions including estuaries, in the Indian Ocean. As presently defined, it is probably a species complex. [2]
The species has had a chequered taxonomic history. The IUCN Red List still lists H. alcockii as a synonym of the Whitespotted whipray, [3] which is now reallocated to Maculabatis.
Over 50% of the total ray catch landed at Mumbai consists of this species. [4]