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| Taxonomy Name | Himantura uarnak |
| Class | Chondrichthyes |
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| Genus | Himantura |
| Family | Dasyatidae |
| DOF Valid Name | Pari rimau |
| Common Name | Banded whiptail stingray, Coachwhip ray, Honeycomb ray, Honeycomb whipray, Longtail ray, Reticulated whipray, Whiptail ray, Whiptail stingray |
| Fish Base Name | Honeycomb stingray |
| Local Name | Pari batik, Pari beting, Pari bunga, Pari kelawar, Pari pasir, Pari tanjung |
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| Original author | (Forsskal, 1775) |
| Body Color | White ventrally; tail marked with bands of black and white; snout sharply pointed; disc with narrowly rouded outer corner and tail long, slender and nearly three times body length when intact, with no caudal finfold; disc without thorns but band og flat denticles along midback (in adults). |
| Spesific Description | Body depressed. Disc profile quadrangular; upper surface with fine dark spots and recticulations. Snout broadly triangular. Anterior margin of disc almost straight. Broad band of flat denticles on central disc with tow heart-shaped thorns. Midline of tail before sting without thorns. Tail long, whip-like, variably banded (often faint in adults) without skin fold on ventral surface of tail. [Note: H. uarnak are spotted as juveniles and variably spotted or recticulated as adults]. Source: Field Guide to Rays, Skates, and Chimaeras of The Southeast Asian Region. Ovoviviparous. Size born 28 cm. Dept range 20-50 m. |
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