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Maculabatis bineeshi

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Short-Tail Whipray
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Maculabatis
Species:
M. bineeshi
Binomial name
Maculabatis bineeshi

Maculabatis bineeshi, the short-tail whipray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae.[1] It is found in the Indian Ocean: around Pakistan and India, also in the Bay of Bengal. This species reaches a length of 66 cm (26 in). [2]

References

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  1. ^ Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. and P.R. Last, 2016. Two new whiprays, Maculabatis arabica sp. nov. and M. bineeshi sp. nov. (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae), from the northern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4144(3):335-353.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Maculabatis bineeshi". FishBase. February 2015 version.