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'''''Maculabatis randalli''''', the '''Arabian banded whipray''', is a [[species]] of [[stingray]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Dasyatidae]].<ref>Last, P.R., B.M. Manjaji-Matsumoto and A.B.M. Moore, 2012. Himantura randalli sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the Persian Gulf. Zootaxa 3327:20–32.</ref> |
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It is native to the [[Persian Gulf]]. It reaches a length of {{convert|41.2|cm|in|abbr=on}}. |
It is native to the [[Persian Gulf]]. It reaches a length of {{convert|41.2|cm|in|abbr=on}}. |
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<ref>{{FishBase |genus= Maculabatis|species= randalli| month = February | year = 2015}}</ref> |
<ref>{{FishBase |genus= Maculabatis|species= randalli| month = February | year = 2015}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 07:07, 7 April 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Dasyatidae |
| Genus: | Maculabatis |
| Species: | M. randalli
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| Binomial name | |
| Maculabatis randalli | |
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Maculabatis randalli, the Arabian banded whipray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae.[1] It is native to the Persian Gulf. It reaches a length of 41.2 cm (16.2 in). [2]
Etymology[edit]
The ray is named in honor of John E. Randall (1924–2020), of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Last, P.R., B.M. Manjaji-Matsumoto and A.B.M. Moore, 2012. Himantura randalli sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the Persian Gulf. Zootaxa 3327:20–32.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Maculabatis randalli" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order MYLIOBATIFORMES (Stingrays)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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