Pink whipray

Pateobatis fai

Brown pink crowds sweep across soft reef bottoms

Pink whipray is a marine fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 183 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Pateobatis
Maximum length: 183 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: widespread, from South Africa to the central Pacific Islands, north to Japan (Okinawa). Frequently confused with Himantura jenkinsii (Ref. 9840 ).
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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