Pateobatis fai

(Jordan & Seale, 1906)

Vernacular names
English : Pink whipray
French : Raie-fouet rose

Classification
Class : Elasmobranchii
Order : Myliobatiformes
Family : Dasyatidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to 1,46 m in disk width and total length over 3 m. Long thin black tail with clear base and spine. No enlarged thorns along mid-disk and tail. Pale pink-brown to grey with dark disk edges. Two clear spots in front of eyes.

Range and habitat
The species lives in the Indo-Pacific area, patchily, from Persian Gulf and east Africa to south Japan, north Australia and central Pacific Islands. Found above sandy bottoms and coral rubble, from coast to 200 m deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : VULNERABLE
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is threatened by overexploitation by local fisheries, particularly in Eastern Asia and Arafura sea. Gill plate trade is a serious threat.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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