Dasyatidae

Australian Whipray

Himantura australis

Spots join into dense nets with age

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Other
• Large
• Tropical fish

Himantura australis, the Australian whipray, is a type of whiptail stingray found mainly in Australia and south of New Guinea island. This species is a minor bycatch and usually released back to ocean by Australian trawlers, although it might be retained for human consumption by the New Guinean locals.