Life Cycle
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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 (Ref. 50449). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205). Bears 2 young in summer (Ref. 5578). Gives birth to litters of 1-4 pups; born at 18-21 cm WD (Ref.58048).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Likely confined to the inner continental shelf (Ref. 9840), over sandy and mud bottoms (Ref. 30573). Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 58534). Feeds on bottom crustaceans including shrimp, crabs and small lobsters.
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- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Likely confined to the inner continental shelf (Ref. 9840), over sandy and mud bottoms (Ref. 30573). Recorded from coastal waters and river mouths (Ref. 45255). Feeds on bottom crustaceans including shrimp, crabs and small lobsters (Ref. 5578). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Important food fish, the skin and flesh are dried or used to produce leather for purses and bags (Ref. 9840). Caught in very large quantities in the demersal tangle net, bottom trawl and trammel net fisheries. Utilized for its meat, skin (high value) and cartilage (Ref. 58048). It is parasitised on the dorsal skin surface by the monogeneans Dendromonocotyle citrosa, D. colorni, D. ukuthena (Ref. 124058) and D. lotteri (Ref. 124051).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Importance
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fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial
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- Cristina V. Garilao
分布
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分布於印度-太平洋，東起印度，北至日本，南至澳大利亞。臺灣分布於西部海域。
利用
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主要漁法為底拖網，重要的食用魚，皮膚與肉被乾製或用來生產皮革做成錢包與袋子。
描述
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體盤菱形，前緣微凹，與吻端成60度；體盤寬比體盤長約大1.1-1.2倍，最寬處在體盤的中部稍前。吻長而尖，稍突出；吻長等於體盤長的1/4或稍小，比眼間隔大1.2-1.7倍。眼中大，突出，眼徑約與噴水孔幾同大。口小，口前吻長比口寬大3倍。口底乳突4-5個，旁邊兩枚較小，中央如果出現3枚，則最中央的乳突最小。尾細長，為體盤長的3倍；背及腹側面之皮褶完全消失；尾刺1枚。幼體光滑，稍大者背面正中具幾個平扁結突，長大者沿著脊椎骨之位置具一列棘。背面淡褐色，邊緣近灰白色；腹面淡白，邊緣灰褐色；尾部具黑白相間之色環，
成體消失。/Dasyatis gerrardi/為本種之同種異名。
棲地
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棲息於比較近海的沙泥海域中，亦常進入河口區，甚至有在恒河捕獲之紀錄。以底棲甲殼類為主要食物。屬於卵胎生魚類，一次可以產下好幾尾小土魟。尾刺有毒腺，是危險的海洋生物。
Whitespotted whipray
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The whitespotted whipray or sharpnose stingray (Maculabatis gerrardi) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in coastal regions including estuaries, in the Indo-Pacific, and has also been recorded in the Ganges River. It reaches a maximum length of 2 metres (6½ ft). As presently defined, it is probably a species complex.[2]
Etymology
The Stingray is named in honor of Edward Gerrard (1810-1910), a taxidermist at the British Museum of Natural History, who with his shark and ray identifications assisted Gray.[3]
References
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^ Sherman, C.S., Ali, M., Bin Ali, A., Bineesh, K.K., Derrick, D., Dharmadi, Elhassan, I., Fahmi, Fernando, D., Haque, A.B., Jabado, R.W., Maung, A., Seyha, L., Spaet, J., Tanay, D., Utzurrum, J.A.T., Valinassab, T., Vo, V.Q. & Yuneni, R.R. (2020). "Maculabatis gerrardi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2020: e.T161566A175219648.
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^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Maculabatis gerrardi" in FishBase. October 2008 version.
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^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order MYLIOBATIFORMES (Stingrays)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- Last, P.R. and L.J.V. Compagno, 1999. Dasyatididae. Stingrays. p. 1479-1505. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome.
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Whitespotted whipray: Brief Summary
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The whitespotted whipray or sharpnose stingray (Maculabatis gerrardi) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in coastal regions including estuaries, in the Indo-Pacific, and has also been recorded in the Ganges River. It reaches a maximum length of 2 metres (6½ ft). As presently defined, it is probably a species complex.
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