FB-68277 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68277 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gymnotiformes Sternopygidae Eigenmannia Eigenmannia guairaca Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki, 2015 Arabic whipray Pakistan whipray Himantura sp. Not applicable Himantura sp. 2 Not applicable Himantura sp. C Not applicable Maculabatis sp. 2 Not applicable 2017-07-12 2024-03-04 Last, P.R., G.J.P Naylor and B.M. Manjaji-Matsumoto0 A revised classification of the family Dasyatidae (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes) based on new morphological and molecular insights. Zootaxa 4139(3):345-368. (Ref. 109651) Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. and P.R. Last0 Two new whiprays, Maculabatis arabica sp. nov. and M. bineeshi sp. nov. (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae), from the northern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4144(3):335-353. (Ref. 110187) Fernando, D., R.M.K. Bown, A. Tanna, R. Gobiraj, H. Ralicki, E.L. Jockusch, D.A. Ebert, K. Jensen and J.N. Caira0 New insights into the identities of the elasmobranch fauna of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4585(2):201-238. (Ref. 120444) FB-GeneralDescr-68286 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-07-25 00:00:00 2017-07-25 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68286 Immature male at 36.0 cm WD, while size at birth is probably slightly smaller than 17 cm WD (Ref. 110187). Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. and P.R. Last 2016 Two new whiprays, Maculabatis arabica sp. nov. and M. bineeshi sp. nov. (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae), from the northern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4144(3):335-353. (Ref. 110187) FB-DiagnosticDescr-68286 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-07-25 00:00:00 2017-11-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68286 This species (with size at least 63 cm DW) is distinguished by this set of the characters: disc is broadly rhomboidal, its length 89-93% DW; snout is moderately elongate with small apical lobe, snout angle 113-121°; pectoral-fin apices are narrowly rounded; orbits small, protruding slightly; mouth is relatively narrow, its width 1.1-1.6 in internasal width; the distance between first gill slits 2.1-2.3 times internasal distance; distance between fifth gill slits is 1.4-1.5 times internasal distance, 28--30% of ventral head length; pelvic-fin base is narrow, 12-13% DW; a small yellow, seed-shaped suprascapular denticle followed by a slightly larger white, heart-shaped denticle; weak primary denticle band present in young but soon becoming inconspicuous; secondary denticle band is irregularly suboval, relatively narrow with well-defined lateral margins, rounded forward of orbit and not extending lateral to orbit even in large adults; adults with a broad band near tail base; dorsal disc uniformly brownish (lacking white spots); ventral disc pale with broad, weakly-defined and slightly darker margins; anterior tail light-brown on dorsal surface and usually without white lateral spots; tail banded dorsally behind caudal-sting base, bands more obscure or absent with age; pectoral-fin radials 127-135; total vertebral count, including synarcual centra 102-111, monospondylous centra 41-47, pre-sting diplospondylous centra 55-68 (Ref. 110187). Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. and P.R. Last 2016 Two new whiprays, Maculabatis arabica sp. nov. and M. bineeshi sp. nov. (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae), from the northern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4144(3):335-353. (Ref. 110187) FB-Morphology-68286 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-07-25 00:00:00 2017-11-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68286 Vertebrae: 102 - 111 Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. and P.R. Last 2016 Two new whiprays, Maculabatis arabica sp. nov. and M. bineeshi sp. nov. (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae), from the northern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4144(3):335-353. (Ref. 110187) FB-Distribution-68286 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-07-25 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68286 Indian Ocean: Pakistan to India, in the Arabian Sea (Ref. 110187), with a first record of a possible immature individual from Sri Lanka (Ref. 120444). Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. and P.R. Last 2016 Two new whiprays, Maculabatis arabica sp. nov. and M. bineeshi sp. nov. (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae), from the northern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4144(3):335-353. (Ref. 110187) FB-Size-68286 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-07-25 00:00:00 2017-07-25 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68286 45.0 cm WD (male/unsexed; (Ref. 110187)); 63.4 cm WD (female) Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. and P.R. Last 2016 Two new whiprays, Maculabatis arabica sp. nov. and M. bineeshi sp. nov. (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae), from the northern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4144(3):335-353. (Ref. 110187) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-68286 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-07-25 00:00:00 2017-07-25 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68286 demersal; marine; depth range 15 - 29 m (Ref. 110187) Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. and P.R. Last 2016 Two new whiprays, Maculabatis arabica sp. nov. and M. bineeshi sp. nov. (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae), from the northern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4144(3):335-353. (Ref. 110187)