Whip stingray
Hemitrygon akajei
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A stingray from the northwestern Pacific (Japan, Korea and China), from sandy bottoms near shore; it enters brackish water. Most are no more than 1 metre long, but it can reach 2. Near threatened.
- Scientific name
- Hemitrygon akajei
- Family
- Dasyatidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Dasyatidae
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Synonyms
- Dasyatis akajei, Dasyatis akajel, Dasyatis bennettii, Trygon akajei
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia, Oceania
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 200 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Livebearer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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