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Bengal whipray (Brevitrygon walga)
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Bengal whipray (Brevitrygon walga) specimen
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Dasyatidae

Bengal whipray

Brevitrygon walga

Mangrove seabeds under heavy fishing pressure

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

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".

Maximum length
20.3 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Indian Ocean: eastern India (Bay of Bengal, Madras), Bangladesh to Myanmar (East of Bok Ye-gan).
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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