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Scientific Name: Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775)
English Name: Bluespotted Ribbontail stingray
Local/Bangla Name: Boiragi shapla pata (বৈরাগী শাপলা পাতা), Sapla pata (শাপলা পাতা), Haus pata (হাউশ পাতা)
Photo: iNaturalist
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Description:
Disc oval; anterior margin slightly convex; snout bluntly rounded, tip not pointed; tail short, broad-based, depressed anteriorly (about 1.5 in DW when undamaged), tapering rapidly to sting; mostly with 2 stings located posteriorly on tail; disc smooth, except for patch of small, widely spaced thorns in nuchal area; ventral skin fold extending to tail tip. Colour golden-brown with blue spots on disc and 2 broad blue bands on tail before sting.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sandy bottoms of coastal waters down to
20 m.
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
Other References:
Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.
https://uk.inaturalist.org/photos/112459604
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