Maculabatis gerrardi (Gray, 1851) is a animal in the Dasyatidae family, order Myliobatiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Maculabatis gerrardi (Gray, 1851)
Maculabatis gerrardi is an Indo-Pacific coastal stingray that may actually be a species complex, growing up to 2 m in disc width.
Maculabatis gerrardi, commonly known as the whitespotted whipray or sharpnose stingray, is a species of stingray that belongs to the family Dasyatidae. It inhabits coastal areas including estuaries across the Indo-Pacific, and has also been recorded in the Ganges River. This species reaches a maximum disc width of 2 meters, or 6.6 feet. Based on its current taxonomic classification, Maculabatis gerrardi is most likely a species complex.
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Urogymnus granulatus (Macleay, 1883)
Hypanus longus (Garman, 1880)
Himantura uarnak (Gmelin, 1789)
Pateobatis fai (Jordan & Seale, 1906)
Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775)
Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841)
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