Honeycomb stingray
Himantura uarnak
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A stingray from the Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea, with its back covered in close-set dark spots in a honeycomb pattern. Endangered.
- Scientific name
- Himantura uarnak
- Family
- Dasyatidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Dasyatidae
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Synonyms
- Dasyatis favus, Dasyatis gerrardi, Dasyatis jenkinsii, Dasyatis uarnak, Dasybatus uarnak, Himantura gerrardi, Himantura punctata, Himantura sp. 1, Himantura toshi, Raja sephen var. uarnak, Raja uarnak, Trygon gerrardi, Trygon punctata, Trygon uarnak
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Water
- Temperature
- 23–26 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 200 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Livebearer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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