Family : Dasyatidae (Stingrays)
Order : Rajiformes  (skates and rays)
Class : Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Fishbase Name : Scaly whipray
Fish Name : Himantura imbricata
Max size : 25.0 cm WD (male/unsexed; Ref. 4832)
Environment : demersal; amphidromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Assuming FecDistribution : Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Mauritius to Indonesia.
Diagnosis : Disc width equal to disc length; tail shorter than body; ventral surface of disc entirely white (Ref. 12693).
Biology : Found in inshore coastal waters (Ref. 30573). Typically found in estuarine habitats, but also reported from the Great Lake. The single record from the Great Lake may in fact refer to Dasyatis laosensis. Young and adults feed on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 12693). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 124). May grow to a maximum of 140 cm disc length in the sea (Ref. 43081). Juveniles may be present in mangroves (Ref. 43081)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : venomous , Jeyaseelan, M.J.P.. 1998
Coordinator : McEachran, John
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4832)

India country information
Common Names : Scaly stingray, पकात, മൂക്കന് തിരണ്ടി, മൂക്കന് തിരണ്ടി , Mookan thirandi, Pakat, Schneider's scaly-stingray, Sting ray
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses : no uses