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Mangrove whipray
Urogymnus granulatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Mangrove whipray
- Scientific
- Urogymnus granulatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Rays
- Family
- Dasyatidae (stingrays)
- Maximum size
- Disc width up to about 1.4 m
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 85 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- EN · EndangeredEndangered (EN), assessed 2023
Description
A large whipray with a dark disc speckled with small white spots and a pale, whip-like tail. It lives in mangroves and over sand and rubble in lagoons near reefs. It feeds on small fish, crustaceans and burrowing animals and is listed as Endangered.
In the Maldives
All rays are protected in the Maldives (since 2014).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Urogymnus-granulatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Himantura_granulata_maale.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.