Brevitrygon walga

Dwarf whipray
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Brevitrygon
Species:
B. walga
Binomial name
Brevitrygon walga
(Müller & Henle, 1841) [2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Himantura walga (Müller & Henle, 1841)
  • Himantura heterurus (Bleeker, 1852)
  • Himantura nuda (Günther, 1870)
  • Himantura uylenburgi (Giltay, 1933)
  • Trygon walga Müller & Henle, 1841

Brevitrygon walga, the dwarf whipray or mangrove whipray, is a small stingray, a cartilaginous fish in the family Dasyatidae. It is a demersal fish and is found over the continental and insular shelf of the west central Pacific Ocean where it is heavily fished. The IUCN has assessed it as being "near-threatened".

  1. ^ Simpfendorfer, C.; Moore, A.; Elhassan, I.; Owfi, F.; Akhilesh, K.V. (2017). "Brevitrygon walga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T104176764A111015783. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T104176764A111015783.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Himantura walga (Müller & Henle, 1841)". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-05-18.