Neotrygon indica Pavan-Kumar, Kumar, Pitale, Shen & Borsa, 2018

Family:  Dasyatidae (Stingrays), subfamily: Neotrygoninae
Max. size:  31.4 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine
Distribution:  Indian Ocean: NE India and Tanzania (Ref. 119150), with range extension from first formal report from Sri Lanka (Ref. 120444).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Seven specimens collected from a landing site in Pukulam in the North Western Province, fish markets in Kottadi, Erinchamman Kovilady, and Vankalai in the Northern Province, and the landing site in Mutur in the Eastern Province. This species may have been misidentified as D. kuhlii in this country (Ref. 120444).


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