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Scientific Name: Maculabatis arabica Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last, 2016
English Name: Arabic Whipray
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: Denis Ivanov(iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Description:
The rhombic disc and sparse white spots on the lateral margins of the tail immediately anterior to, adjacent to, and immediately posterior to the spine. The tail of immatures of M. arabica less than 33 cm in disc width (DW) to bear conspicuous white bands on the upper half of the tail behind the caudal sting, the tail of the specimen had inconspicuous white spots that were restricted to the region of the tail anterior and posterior to the tail spine.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coast and sea areas.
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Haque AB, White WT, Cavanagh RD, Biswas AR, Hossain N 2021 New records of elasmobranchs in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh: further taxonomic research is essential. Zootaxa, 5027(2), pp.211-230.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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