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Pateobatis bleekeri (Blyth, 1860) Bleeker's whipray |
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| Whiptail stingray, Boor, Brow bellied ray, Chamli, Chembadan thirandi, Pakat, Seman-tirike, Tarabla, Warkhol Patari, Whaghya pakat, Whip-tail sting ray, चामळी, पकात, वाघया पाकात, તરાબલા, બુર , વરખોલ પટરી, சீமான் திருக்கை, செமன் தீருக்கே , செமன் தீருக்கை , ചെന്പാടന് തിരണ്ടി, ചെംപാടന് തിരണ്ടി | ||
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photo by
Fosset, A. |
| Family: | Dasyatidae (Stingrays), subfamily: Urogymninae | |||
| Max. size: | 84 cm WD (male/unsexed); 112 cm WD (female); max.weight: 21 kg; max.weight: 45 kg | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; brackish; marine; depth range - 30 m, amphidromous | |||
| Distribution: | Northern Indian Ocean: Pakistan to Myanmar (but range needs refinement). | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Enters estuaries (Ref. 4832). Found mainly on muddy bottoms to at least 40 m depth. Most likely to feed on small crustaceans (Ref. 114953). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Feeds on bottom-living invertebrates (Ref. 68964). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 29 April 2020 (A2d) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | venomous | |||
| Country info: | Found in east coast and its estuaries (Ref. 45255). Known from West Bengal, Orissa, Mumbai coast, Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar (Ref. 45255). Collected from freshwater near Khargan, near Bhagalpur (Ref. 33178). Also Ref. 4832, 9840. | |||