Dasyatidae

honeycomb whipray

Himantura fava

Large juvenile spots become honeycomb reticulations

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Other
• Large
• Tropical fish

Himantura fava, the honeycomb whipray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in coastal regions including estuaries, in the Indo-Pacific off India, Indonesia, and the Gulf of Thailand. As presently defined, it is probably a species complex.