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Maculabatis randalli
(Last, Manjaji-Matsumoto & Moore, 2012)
Arabian whipray
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae
Reference of the original description
Himantura randalli sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the Persian Gulf. Zootaxa, 3327, 20–32
Himantura randalli sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the Persian Gulf. Zootaxa, 3327, 20–32
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Himantura cf. randalli, Himantura randalli
Himantura cf. randalli, Himantura randalli
Types
Maculabatis randalli
Himantura randalli
Holotype: CSIRO: H 7254-01; Paratype: BPBM: 33201; BPBM: 29480; CSIRO: H 7296-01; MTUF: 20642;
Maculabatis randalli
Himantura randalli
Holotype: CSIRO: H 7254-01; Paratype: BPBM: 33201; BPBM: 29480; CSIRO: H 7296-01; MTUF: 20642;
Description :
Citation: Maculabatis randalli (Last, Manjaji-Matsumoto & Moore, 2012): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
Short Description
medium-sized species of Himantura (to at least 62 cm DW); disc weakly rhomboidal; preorbital snout moderately elongate with weak apical lobe; pectoral-fin apices rounded; orbits small, protrusible; mouth relatively broad; tail behind sting of juveniles subcircular with deep longitudinal ventral groove and prominent mid-lateral ridge, weakly depressed in adults; 1–2 (usually 1) small, broadly heart-shaped to seed shaped suprascapular denticles, primary denticle band and thorns absent; secondary denticle band irregularly suboval, relatively narrow; disc margin sometimes paler dorsally; ventral disc uniformly whitish, not black edged; total vertebral count: 108–111 Diet: None of the specimens in the study of LAST et. al. was examined for stomach contents; but stomachs containing food items of ‘Dasyatis gerrardi’ (probably H. randalli) from Kuwait contained predominantly shrimp (see: Euzen, 1987).
medium-sized species of Himantura (to at least 62 cm DW); disc weakly rhomboidal; preorbital snout moderately elongate with weak apical lobe; pectoral-fin apices rounded; orbits small, protrusible; mouth relatively broad; tail behind sting of juveniles subcircular with deep longitudinal ventral groove and prominent mid-lateral ridge, weakly depressed in adults; 1–2 (usually 1) small, broadly heart-shaped to seed shaped suprascapular denticles, primary denticle band and thorns absent; secondary denticle band irregularly suboval, relatively narrow; disc margin sometimes paler dorsally; ventral disc uniformly whitish, not black edged; total vertebral count: 108–111 Diet: None of the specimens in the study of LAST et. al. was examined for stomach contents; but stomachs containing food items of ‘Dasyatis gerrardi’ (probably H. randalli) from Kuwait contained predominantly shrimp (see: Euzen, 1987).
Distribution
Persian Gulf (off Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Iran), possible endemic
Persian Gulf (off Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Iran), possible endemic
Size / Weight / Age
Maximum recorded size of females (620 mm DW), males (540 mm DW); Birth size around 150–170 mm DW
Maximum recorded size of females (620 mm DW), males (540 mm DW); Birth size around 150–170 mm DW
Habitat
marine; max. depth range 60 m depth
marine; max. depth range 60 m depth
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=14653;
shark-references Species-ID=14653;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
Nematoda
Cestoda
- Rhinebothrium atabaki Golzarianpour, Malek, Golestaninasab, Sarafrazi & Kochmann, 2021 [29351]
- Tetragonocephalum sabae Aminjan & Malek, 2016 [24670]
- Tetragonocephalum salarii Aminjan & Malek, 2016 [24670]
Nematoda
- Mawsonascaris parva Ali, Zhang, Al-Salim & Li, 2012 [17603]
