Honeycomb stingray
📖 Overview
Common off sandy beaches and in shallow estuaries and lagoons; also found in sandy areas of coral reefs . Also offshore down to 50 m depth . May enter fresh water . Feeds on small fishes, bivalves, crabs, shrimps, worms and jellyfishes . Ovoviviparous . Common catch of the demersal tangle net, bottom trawl, longline and beach seine fisheries. Popular angling fish . Not esteemed as a food fish . Used in Chinese medicine . Tail is used as It is parasitised by the monogeneans Dendromonocotyle colorni and Dendromonocotyle ukuthena on the dorsal skin surface .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Huge stingray with conspicuous dark spots on a light brown disc; spots well-spaced in young but crowded to form reticulated pattern in adult; white ventrally; tail marked with bands of black and white; snout sharply pointed; disc with narrowly rounded outer corners, and tail long, slender and nearly three times body length when intact, with no caudal finfolds; disc without thorns but with band of flat denticles along midback (in adults); usually 1 medium-sized sting on tail .: other.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Honeycomb stingray is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Honeycomb stingray is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures . Distinct pairing with embrace . Distinct pairing with embrace . Bears 3 to 5 young in the summer . Size at birth about 21 - 28 cm WD .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous ; depth range 20 - 50 m . Subtropical; 23°C - 26°C ; 38°N - 37°S, 34°E - 149°W north to Taiwan, south to Australia.
🌿 Ecology
small fishes, bivalves, crabs, shrimps, worms (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dasyatis uarnak | Gmelin | 1789 | Synonym |
| Dasybatus uarnak | Gmelin | 1789 | Synonym |
| Himantura punctata | Günther | 1870 | Synonym |
| Himantura variegatus | McClelland | 1841 | Synonym |
| Raja sephen uarnak | Forsskål | 1775 | Heterotypic |
| Raja uarnak | Gmelin | 1789 | Synonym |
| Trygon punctata | Günther | 1870 | Synonym |
| Trygon uarnak | Gmelin | 1789 | Synonym |
| Trygon variegatus | McClelland | 1841 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 9 records indexed .
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