Himantura walga Dwarf whipray, Mangrove whipray

Himantura walgais commonly referred to as Dwarf whipray, Mangrove whipray. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 271472

Scientific:: Himantura walga
German:: Stechrochen
English:: Dwarf Whipray, Mangrove Whipray

Category:: Stingrays

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Myliobatiformes (Order) > Dasyatidae (Family) > Himantura (Genus) > walga (Species)
Initial determination:: (Müller & Henle, ), 1841

Occurrence:: China, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Western Pacific Ocean
Size:: up to 17.72" (45 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Zoobenthos
Tank:: 659.94 gal (~ 3000L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Himantura alcockii
Himantura astra
Himantura australis
Himantura bleekeri
Himantura dalyensis
Himantura fai
Himantura fava
Himantura fluviatilis
Himantura gerrardi
Stechrochen
Himantura granulata
Mangroven-Peitschenschwanz-Rochen
Himantura hortlei
Himantura imbricata
Himantura jenkinsii
Jenkins-Peitschenschwanz-Rochen
Himantura kittipongi
Himantura krempfi
Himantura leoparda
Himantura lobistoma
Himantura marginata
Himantura microphthalma
Himantura oxyrhyncha
Himantura pacifica
Himantura pareh
Himantura pastinacoides
Himantura polylepis
Himantura randalli
Himantura schmardae
Himantura signifer
Himantura toshi
Himantura tutul
Himantura uarnacoides
Himantura uarnak
Stechrochen
Himantura undulata
Stechrochen
Himantura walga
Stechrochen

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-03-16 12:15:12
Last edit:: 2013-03-16 12:15:12

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(Müller & Henle, 1841)

Special thanks for this Foto to Johnny Jensen from Danmark.

IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened

Feeds on benthic species.

Synonmys:
Dasyatis walga (Müller & Henle, 1841)
Himantura heterurus (Bleeker, 1852)
Trygon heterurus Bleeker, 1852
Trygon walga Müller & Henle, 1841

Scientific paper

Septesinus gibsonin. g., n. sp. (Monocotylidae: Heterocotylinae), from the gills ofHimantura walga(Dasyatidae) off Sarawak, Borneo, Leslie A. Chisholm, 2013
Two New Cestode Species from the Dwarf Whipray, Himantura walga (Batoidea: Dasyatidae), from Borneo, with Comments on Site and Mode of Attachment, Twohig, M. E.; Caira, J. N.; Fyler, C. A. , 2008
Two New Cestode Species from the Dwarf Whipray, Himantura walga (Batoidea: Dasyatidae), from Borneo, with Comments on Site and Mode of Attachment, M. E. Twohig, J. N. Caira and C. A. Fyler, 2008

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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