Himantura imbricata, FRLM 30682, 12.9 cm DW
Himantura imbricata (Bloch and Schneider, 1801)
Scaly whipray
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Disc almost oval, anterior margins somewhat concave with pointed snout, posterior margin slightly rounded; disc width subequal to length. Tail slender, whip-like, longer than disc width, with usually two venomous spines (stings); tail without ventral finfold, but with lateral keel. A median band of small flattened denticles dorsally on disc and tail from snout to base of spines; 4 - 6 enlarged thorns dorsally on tail before spines. Color: brown or grayish brown dorsally, white ventrally. Size: maximum length about 65 cm, maximum disc width about 22 cm. Distribution: widely distributed in Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea to Java, Indonesia. Remarks: usually found in inshore waters with muddy or muddy-sand bottoms.
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