Indo-Australian spotted ray
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Indo-Australian spotted ray ( Himantura uarnak ) |
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The Indo-Australian Tüpfelrochen ( Himantura uarnak ) is a ray species from the family of stingrays (Dasyatidae).
features
This ray can reach a diameter of up to 1.5 m. The almost circular body is covered with dark spots that can fade with age or dissolve completely. The whip-shaped tail is almost twice as long as the actual body and, from the clearly visible sting, is much darker than the rest of the fish.
distribution
The Indo-Australian spotted ray occurs from the Red Sea to French Polynesia and as far as southern Japan . It is found at a depth of 0.3 to 75 meters and lives in sandy and muddy lagoons and deltas . It can also be found near the reef and on outer slopes close to the reef.
Way of life
It feeds on shrimp , crabs , mollusks , fish and jellyfish .
After a gestation period of one year, 1 to 5 young are born.
literature
- Ewald Lieske, Robert Myers: Coral reef guide Red Sea: Red Sea to Gulf of Aden, South Oman . Franckh-Kosmos, 2009, ISBN 3-440-11971-8 .
Web links
- Indo-Australian spotted ray on Fishbase.org (English)
- Himantura uarnak inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: Manjaji, BM & White, WT, 2004. Retrieved November 3, 2013.