Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Myliobatiformes > Dasyatidae > Fluvitrygon > Fluvitrygon signifer

Fluvitrygon signifer (Freshwater stingray; Pale whipray; White-edge freshwater whip ray; White-edge freshwater whipray; White-rimmed stingray)

Synonyms: Dasyatis signifer; Himantura signifer
Language: Chinese; Dutch; Khmer; Malay; Mandarin Chinese; Thai

Wikipedia Abstract

The white-edge freshwater whipray (Himantura signifer) is an extremely rare species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, native to four river systems in Southeast Asia. Measuring up to 60 cm (24 in) across, this ray has an oval pectoral fin disc and a very long, whip-like tail without fin folds. It can be identified by the presence of a sharply delineated white band running around the margin of its otherwise brown disc, as well as by its white tail and a band of dermal denticles along the middle of its back. This species feeds on benthic invertebrates and is aplacental viviparous. Its two long tail spines are potentially dangerous to humans. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed the white-edge freshwater whipray as Endangered, as it is under heavy pressure
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Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Fluvitrygon signifer

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Danau Sentarum National Park 347674 Kalimantan, Indonesia  

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0