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Broad cowtail ray (Pastinachus ater)
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Broad cowtail ray (Pastinachus ater) specimen
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Dasyatidae

Broad cowtail ray

Pastinachus ater

A deep tail fold hangs behind the dark broad disc

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Broad cowtail ray is a fish from Indo-West Pacific. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 200 cm. It is listed as Vulnerable.

Maximum length
200 cm
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar, Western Australia, Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia (Ref. 84289 ) and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 85815 ).
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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