| Family: |
Dasyatidae (Stingrays), subfamily: Dasyatinae |
| Max. size: |
28.7 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range - 40 m |
| Distribution: |
Western North Pacific, including Indonesia and Malaysian Borneo; reported from the Philippines but no current specimens reported. |
| Diagnosis: |
This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: relatively short snout, length of preorbital 28-29% DW, preoral 27-28% DW and prenasal 23-25% DW; relatively short disc, its length 97-105% DW; the preoral length is 1.5-1.6 times width between the first gill openings; small eyes, orbit length 5-7% DW; 107-114 pectoral-fin radials; total vertebral centra (excluding the first synarcual) 85-94 (Ref. 110363). |
| Biology: |
Demersal on the continental and insular shelves of up to approximately 40 m depth. Birth size is 7.0 - 9.0 cm WD (Ref. 110363). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 20 May 2020 (A2d) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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