Family : Dasyatidae (Stingrays)
Order : Rajiformes  (skates and rays)
Class : Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Fishbase Name : Pink whipray
Fish Name : Himantura fai
Max size : 183 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 18.5 kg (Ref. 40637)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical; 9°N - 26°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundityDistribution : Indo-Pacific: possibly widespread from South Africa to Micronesia. Possible synonym of Himantura gerrardi. Frequently confused with Himantura jenkinsii (Ref. 9840).
Diagnosis : Uniformly tan to brownish pink dorsally. Inhabits lagoon and seaward sand flats from the intertidal to at least 200 m. Occurs in large aggregations (Ref. 37816).
Biology : Occurs in aggregations over soft bottoms of the inner continental shelf, often near coral reefs (Ref. 9840). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Size at birth at about 55 cm WD (Ref. 6871). Common catch of the demersal tangle net, bottom trawl and, to a lesser extend, longline fisheries. Utilized for its meat, skin (high value) and cartilage (Ref.58048). By-catch of prawn trawlers (Ref. 6871)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : venomous
Coordinator : McEachran, John
Main Ref : Mould, B.. 1994. (Ref. 8630)

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Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses