FreshwaterBrackishSaltwater
Cowtail stingray
Pastinachus sephen
Dasyatidae, Hypolophinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 183 cm
- Body shape
- Other
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 128,654 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Bahrain, India, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and 3 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found in lagoons, reef flats, and reef faces. Also in rivers far from the sea. Feeds on bony fishes, worms, shrimp, and crabs. Ovoviviparous. Adults are sometimes accompanied by remoras or members of the trevally family. Size at birth about 18 cm WD or larger. Flesh utilized as food and skin used for polishing wood. Possibly caught by sports anglers. Recently there is a targeted fishery on this species for its skin, which is used as 'shagreen' in fashion accessories, from wallets to fancy pens; as a result, the species is in danger of disappearance (IHT 26.11.2005, p.5). Maximum length about 300 cm TL.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Dasyatis bennetti
- Dasyatis gruveli
- Dasyatis sephen
- Dasybatus gruveli
- Dasybatus sephen
- Hypolophus sephen
In other languages
- Kohalepigrokke
- Banana-tail ray, Cowtail ray, Cowtail-ray, Drab stingray, Fantail ray, Fantail stingray, Fantail-ray, Feathertail stingray, Frill tailed sting ray, Frill-tailed stingray, Guergunna, Sting ray, Weralli
Articles
All articles
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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 set up an African aquarium5 min read
Two completely different aquariums: forest rivers with soft, brown water, roots and leaves, and Rift Valley lake cichlids in hard, alkaline water with big rock piles.
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
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.