Pointed-nose stingray செந்திருக்கை, செநதுருக்கீ , Senthirukkai, Sharpnose stingray
Family : Dasyatidae (Stingrays)
Order : Rajiformes (skates and rays)
Class : Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Fishbase Name : Pointed-nose stingray
Fish Name : Himantura jenkinsii
Max size : 104 cm WD (male/unsexed; Ref. 6871); 110.8 cm WD (female)
Environment : demersal ; depth range 42 - 50 m
Climate : tropical; 26°N - 32°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity
Distribution : Indo-Pacific: probably widely distributed but with patchy occurrence. Known from southern Africa and India to Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found inshore, on sandy substrates (Ref. 9840, 75154) to depths of 50m (Ref.58048). Inhabits shallow coastal waters (Ref. 45255). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Common catch of the demersal tangle net, bottom trawl and, occasionally, longline fisheries. Utilized for its meat, skin (very high value) and cartilage (Ref.58048). Max. Length of female given in Ref.74367
Threatened : Dangerous:
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : McEachran, John
Main Ref : Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens. 1994. (Ref. 6871)
India country information
Common Names : செந்திருக்கை, செநதுருக்கீ , Senthirukkai, Sharpnose stingray
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses
