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Brevitrygon manjajiae Last, Weigmann & Naylor, 2023

Sandwich whipray
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Urogymninae
Etymology: Brevitrygon: Derived from brevis (Latin), meaning short and trygṓn (Greek τρυγών), meaning stingray, in allusion to the short, semi-rigid tails of these stingrays;  manjajiae: Named for Dr. Mabel Manjaji-Matsumoto (University of Malaysia, Sabah)..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal. Tropical

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Indian Ocean: Pakistan and India (Arabian Sea); possibly in the Persian/Arabian Gulf and questionable in the Red Sea.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

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Vertebrae: 87 - 101. This species (based on the Arabian Sea material), measuring to at least 25 cm DW, is distinguished by the following set of characters: snout length 28-30% DW, angle 108-113°; disc is longer than wide; orbits are small, diameter 5-6% DW; nostrils 4-5% DW and internasal width 11-13% DW; tail is relatively short, longer in males (1.3-1.5 times DW) than in females (0.9-1.3 times DW), with rudimentary, ridge-like ventral fold and fleshy lateral ridges; pelvic fins are relatively small, length 17-19% DW; postcloacal length of clasper to 19% DW; scapular denticles1-5 (usually 1) are small, seed- or heart-shaped, no scute-like thorns on dorsal surface of disc; secondary denticle band is well developed and sharply demarcated in adults, not strongly constricted over branchial region, width across scapulocoracoid and over abdomen subequal, converging posteriorly near pectoral-fin insertions; tail with well-developed denticle band forward of sting, with 3-8 enlarged seed to weakly lanceolate denticles or small thorns (typically 2.5-5 mm long); dorsal surface predominantly, uniformly brownish when skin undamaged, disc margin slightly paler brown; ventral disc, pelvic fins, and tail white, margins of pectoral and pelvic fins dark; pectoral-fin radials 102-111; total vertebral count (excluding first synarcual centra) 87-101 (Ref. 130662).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Last, P.R., S. Weigmann and G.J.P. Naylor, 2023. The Indo-Pacific stingray genus Brevitrygon (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae): clarification of historical names and description of a new species, B. manjajiae sp. nov., from the western Indian Ocean. Diversity 15: 1-75. (Ref. 130662)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
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).