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Dasyatidae

Hortle's whipray

Pateobatis hortlei

Canary belly frames black mouth and gills

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Other
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Hortle's whipray is a marine fish recorded from ocean habitats. A concise clue to the species is: Canary belly frames black mouth and gills.

Maximum length
70.7 cm
Body shape
other
Distribution
Western Pacific: eastern Indonesia (Irian Jaya), Papua New Guinea and northern Australia.
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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