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Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) >
Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Urogymninae
Etymology: kittipongi: Named for Khun Jarutanin Kittipong, Bangkok aquarium fish dealer who collected the type specimens.
Eponymy: Khun Jarutanin Kittipong (b: 1958) is a Thai aquarium fish dealer who provided (2004) the original five specimens that formed the basis for the description. (See Jarutanin). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Vidthayanon & Roberts.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Tropical
Asia: Thailand and Borneo.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.8 cm WD maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 59378); 28.5 cm WD (female)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
This freshwater stingray has a distinct coloration, dorsal disc with pale margin and pale spots in front of the eye and on the posterior rim of the spiracle; a narrow, dusky, gray or brownish-orange (not black) marginal band (but for the one-fourth of the disc nearest to the snout) on the ventral disc surface. Denticulation on the central area of dorsal disc surface and tail are well developed; possess a series of enlarged denticles, some with projecting posterior margins raised above the surface, on dorsal midline between pearl organ and base of sting, the largest on the tail base (Ref. 59378).
Occurs in the mainstream of the Maekhlong River, in an area above the limit of tidal influence. Prefers sandy or sandy-muddy bottom (Ref. 59378).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Vidthayanon, C. and T.R. Roberts, 2005. Himantura kittipongi, a new species of freshwater whiptail stingray from the Maekhlong River of Thailand (Elasmobranchii, Dasyatididae). Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 53(1):123-132. (Ref. 59378)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00486 - 0.02155), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).