Cowtail stingray
Pastinachus sephen
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A stingray from the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and South Africa to the East China Sea, that sometimes enters fresh water. It has a large flag-like fold on its tail. Near threatened.
- Scientific name
- Pastinachus sephen
- Family
- Dasyatidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Dasyatidae
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Synonyms
- Pastinachus gruveli, Pastinachus sephen ater, Raia sancur, Raja sancur, Raja sephen, Taeniura atra, Trigon forskalii, Trygon sephen, Dasyatis bennetti, Dasyatis gruveli, Dasyatis sephen, Dasybatus gruveli, Dasybatus sephen, Hypolophus sephen
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 183 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Livebearer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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