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Characteristics
Length
Up to 200 cm
Body shape
Other
Care
Group
Missing
Smallest aquarium
167,500 liters
Diet
Missing

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Behavior
Temperament
Semi-aggressive
Swims
Missing
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Water values
Temperature
Tolerates23–26 °C
pH
–
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Smallest tank
335 cm1000 cm500 cm
167,500 liters1,000 × 500 × 335 cmBased on one fish
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Range
NativeIntroduced

Lives wild in Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Comoros, and 37 more countries.

Introduced to Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Türkiye.

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Description

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.

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Other scientific names

  • Dasyatis favus
  • Dasyatis gerrardi
  • Dasyatis jenkinsii
  • Dasyatis uarnak
  • Dasybatus uarnak
  • Himantura gerrardi

In other languages

  • Netmønstret piskerokke
  • Banded whiptail stingray, Coachwhip ray, Honeycomb, Honeycomb ray, Honeycomb whipray, Honeycombed stingray, Leopard ray, Leopard stingray, Longtail ray, Longtail stingray, Longtailed ray, Lontail ray, Marbled sting ray, Marbled stingray, Reticulate whip ray, Reticulate whipray, Reticulated whipray, Whiptail ray, Whiptail stingray
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Articles

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Fish that get along4 min read

Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.

How to add new fish4 min read

From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.

Quarantine for new fish3 min read

Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.

From freshwater to saltwater3 min read

What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.