Himantura gerrardi (Gray, 1851) Whitespotted Whipray

Yennawar, Prasanna, Mohapatra, Anil & Tudu, Prasad Chandra, 2017, An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (1), pp. 4-4 : 4-

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10914288
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B20633-FF82-FFCE-FCA1-E8E1FB6C86DA
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scientific name	Himantura gerrardi (Gray, 1851) Whitespotted Whipray
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2. Himantura gerrardi (Gray, 1851) Whitespotted Whipray View in CoL (Figure 3)

Material examined: 1 ex.; 22.07.11; Mohana, Reg. No. MARC /ZSI/F3720 .

Description: Disc wider than long; tail longer than disc length; snout forming widely obtuse angle; midline of back with three enlarged tubercles; disc naked; tail whip like without cutaenius folds, a strong spines on its dorsal surface.

Distribution: Widespread in the eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific, but distribution is poorly defined. Eastern Indian Ocean: occurs from India, Sri Lanka and east to Myanmar.

IUCN Status: Vulnerable ( V).

Remarks: The fish has minor fishery value. Attains 200 cm. Found in shallow reef areas.