Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Myliobatiformes > Dasyatidae > Pateobatis > Pateobatis jenkinsii

Pateobatis jenkinsii (Brown stingray; Golden whip ray; Jenkins whipray; Jenkins' whipray; Pointed-nose stingray; Pointed-nosed stingray; Rough-back stingray; Sharpnose stingray; Jenkin's whipray)

Synonyms: Dasyatis jenkinsii; Himantura draco; Himantura jenkinsi; Himantura jenkinsii; Trygon jenkinsii
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Jenkins' whipray (Himantura jenkinsii) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, with a wide distribution in the Indo-Pacific region from South Africa to the Malay Archipelago to northern Australia. This large species grows to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) across and has a broad, diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc and a whip-like tail without fin folds. It has a band of heart-shaped dermal denticles running from between the eyes to the tail on its upper surface, along with a characteristic row of large spear-like thorns along the midline. It is uniform yellowish brown above, becoming grayish on the tail past the stinging spine, and white below; there is apparently a spotted color variant that had previously been described as a different species, the dragon stingray (H. draco).
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Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
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1Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. (2015), Bibliography database of living/fossil sharks, rays and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii, Holocephali) -Host-Parasites List/Parasite-Hosts List-, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2015;
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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