Giant Freshwater Stingray is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae found in large rivers and estuaries of Southeast Asia and Borneo, though it may historically have ranged more widely across South and Southeast Asia. It is the widest freshwater fish in the world, growing up to 2.2 meters across and exceeding 300 kilograms, with a thin oval pectoral fin disc widest toward the front, a sharply pointed snout and a thin whip-like tail lacking fin folds; it is uniformly grayish brown above and white below, with distinctive wide dark bands on the posterior margins of its pectoral and pelvic fins underneath.
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In Biome
River, Biomes Source Giant freshwater stingray (Urogymnus polylepis) (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
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1. Giant freshwater stingray (Urogymnus polylepis) (Wikipedia)
- present tense, found in Southeast Asia; IUCN Endangered (not extinct)
- In Biome: River, Wikipedia intro: "nonym Himantura chaophraya) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in large rivers and estuaries in Southeast Asia and Borneo, though hi..."
View the Source2. Giant freshwater stingray (Wikipedia)
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