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Pale-edged stingray

Fish

The pale-edged stingray, also known as the sharpnose stingray, is a bottom-dwelling ray in the family Dasyatidae found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from India to the western Malay Archipelago and southern Japan. It favors sandy areas shallower than about 100 meters as well as estuaries. The species has a diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc, a long projecting snout, small eyes and a whip-like tail with both dorsal and ventral fin folds, reaching up to about 29 centimeters across, and is chocolate brown above and white below. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Scientific Name
Dasyatis zugei 4
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Chordata, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Dasyatis zugei

In Biome

Estuary, Biomes
Source Wikidata: Pale-edged stingray
In the Other Atlases

Found In

India

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Japan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Pale-edged stingray (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The diet of the pale-edged stingray consists mainly of small crustaceans and fishes.
  • Lead
    Caught as bycatch and utilized for its meat, this species is threatened by heavy fishing pressure throughout its range and has been assessed as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
  • Infobox: status
    VU
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Elasmobranchii
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 33
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 33
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Elasmobranchii","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Requins","language":"FR"},{"name":"Tiburones","language":"ES"},{"name":"Sharks","language":"EN"},{"name":"板鳃亚纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. Wikipedia: Pale-edged stingray
Wikipedia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Myliobatiformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 68367
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 68367
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Elasmobranchii","order":"Myliobatiformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲼目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Wikidata: Pale-edged stingray
In Biome: Estuary, IntroductionView the Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Dasyatis zugei
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Chordata, Taxon record
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Chordata, Taxon record
"phylum": "Chordata"
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