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Himantura jenkinsii
Pointed-nose stingray |
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| Himantura jenkinsii (Annandale, 1909) | ||||
| Family: | Dasyatidae (Stingrays) | picture
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| Order: | Rajiformes (skates and rays) | |||
| Class: | Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) | |||
| FishBase name: | Pointed-nose stingray | |||
| Max. size: | 104 cm WD (male/unsexed; Ref. 6871) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; brackish; marine ; depth range 42 - 50 m | |||
| Climate: | tropical; 26°N - 32°S | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: commercial | |||
| Resilience: | Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K and tmax) | |||
| Distribution: Gazetteer |
Indo-Pacific: probably widely distributed but with patchy occurrence. Known from southern Africa and India to Australia and Papua New Guinea. | |||
| Biology: | Found inshore, on sandy substrates (Ref. 9840). Inhabits shallow coastal waters (Ref. 45255). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
| Coordinator: | McEachran, John | |||
| Main Ref: | Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens. 1994. (Ref. 6871) | |||
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