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Scientific Name: Maculabatis bineeshi Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last, 2016
English Name: Short-tail Whipray
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: shaili johri(iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Description:
This species is characterized in having suboval to weakly rhombic disc in young, squamation with rapid denticle development and broad denticle band with margins truncate near pectoral-fin insertions, plain dorsal disc coloration with no white spots, and a dark blackish tail with weakly mottled banding on its dorsal surface beyond the caudal sting. It is a small plain-coloured whipray with a rhombic disc, large head (44-49 % DW) and internasal length 8.8- 9.4DW, nasal curtain skirt shaped, largest mid mid-shoulder denticle heart-shaped, broad denticle band in adults, and tail whip-like without skin- fold and partly banded in young. Disc rather broad through trunk; slightly wider than long; length 93-99%DW; pectoral fin apex narrowly rounded. Snout broad and moderately elongate; distinct triangular apical lobe; anterior margin s almost straight. Eyes small, protruding slightly
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal.
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
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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