Dwarf whipray టెంకీ షింద్రాకి , ఇసకుఱహ టెంకీ , ఇసకుఱహ టెంకీ , తిరచ్చి, తిరాచ్చి, Isacurrah-tenkee, Scaly stingray, Tenkee shindraki, Thirachi
Family : Dasyatidae (Stingrays)
Order : Rajiformes (skates and rays)
Class : Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Fishbase Name : Dwarf whipray
Fish Name : Himantura walga
Max size : 45.0 cm WD (male/unsexed; Ref. 27550)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity
Distribution : Western Pacific: Thailand to southeastern Indonesia. Reported from India, but due to confusion with Himantura imbricata, its westward distribution in the Indian Ocean is unclear.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Demersal on insular and continental shelves, and occasionally found in coastal embayments (Ref.58048). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Caught in large quantities as by-catch of bottom trawl and trammel net fisheries. Utilized for its meat, but of limited value due to its very small size (Ref.58048)
Threatened : Dangerous:
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : McEachran, John
Main Ref : Last, P.R. and L.J.V. Compagno. 1999. (Ref. 9840)
India country information
Common Names : టెంకీ షింద్రాకి , ఇసకుఱహ టెంకీ , ఇసకుఱహ టెంకీ , తిరచ్చి, తిరాచ్చి, Isacurrah-tenkee, Scaly stingray, Tenkee shindraki, Thirachi
Status : questionable
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses
