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Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Urogymninae
Etymology: Himantura: Greek, iman, imantos = thong, strap + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 70 m (Ref. 76961). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Africa to New Guinea, north to Thailand and south to Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 75.0, range 70 - 80 cm
Max length : 110.5 cm WD (female); max. published weight: 55.0 kg (Ref. 124786)
Occurs mainly inshore and coastal, but on the continental shelf to depths of at least 70 m. Birth size is about 20 cm WD; maximum female size 110.5 WD (Ref. 76961).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M and P.R. Last, 2008. Himantura leoparda sp. Nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) from the Indo-Pacific. In Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds.): Descriptions of New Australian Chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper no. 22. (Ref. 76961)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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