Summary ²

The scaly whipray (Brevitrygon imbricata) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific oceans from the Red Sea and Mauritius to Indonesia. Its width is up to 22 cm (8.7 in), and it may reach 65 cm (2 ft 2 in) in total length.

Local Name ³

(Tamil) :
Generally referred to as Sempadagaan

Bycatch ³

Part of fish bycatch

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2. Adapted by Nanditha Ram Satagopan from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brevitrygon_imbricata
3. (c) Nanditha Ram Satagopan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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