Australian Whipray

Himantura australis

Spots join into dense nets with age

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Other
Large
Tropical fish

Himantura australis, the Australian whipray, is a type of whiptail stingray found mainly in Australia and south of New Guinea island. This species is a minor bycatch and usually released back to ocean by Australian trawlers, although it might be retained for human consumption by the New Guinean locals.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Himantura
Maximum length: 140 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: confined to the Australasian Plate, from off Papua New Guinea and northern Australia, from Shark Bay (off Western Australia) to Brisbane (off Queensland) (Ref. 110363 ). Also Ref. 114953 .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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