Maculabatis gerrardi (Gray, 1851)
Sharpnose stingray
Maculabatis gerrardi
photo by Randall, J.E.

 Family:  Dasyatidae (Stingrays), subfamily: Urogymninae
 Max. size:  200 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range - 50 m
 Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Oman to Indonesia; north to Taiwan.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Likely confined to the inner continental shelf (Ref. 9840), over sandy and mud bottoms (Ref. 30573). Recorded from coastal waters and river mouths (Ref. 45255). Feeds on bottom crustaceans including shrimp, crabs and small lobsters (Ref. 5578). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Important food fish, the skin and flesh are dried or used to produce leather for purses and bags (Ref. 9840). Caught in very large quantities in the demersal tangle net, bottom trawl and trammel net fisheries. Utilized for its meat, skin (high value) and cartilage (Ref.58048).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 24.10.95
 Modified by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 07.06.17

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