Family : Dasyatidae (Stingrays)
Order : Rajiformes  (skates and rays)
Class : Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Fishbase Name : Smalleye stingray
Fish Name : Dasyatis microps
Max size : 320 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9840)
Environment : demersal
Climate : deep-water
Global Importance : fisheries:
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundityDistribution : Indo-West Pacific: India and northern Australia (likely in areas between). Collected from the estuary of the River Ganges (Ref. 33178) and sigted from Mozambique (Ref. 75239).
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits coastal waters and river mouths (Ref. 45255). Found on the continental shelf. Maximum disc width of about 180 cm. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Caught very rarely by the demersal tangle net fisheries operating in shelf waters. Utilized for its meat, cartilage and probably also its skin (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 : Annandale's stingray
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses