FreshwaterBrackish
Giant freshwater whipray
Urogymnus polylepis
Dasyatidae, Urogymninae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 240 cm
- Body shape
- Other
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 289,440 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, and Vietnam.
More about the species
Description
Inhabits sandy bottoms in estuaries and large rivers. Feeds on benthic invertebrates and fishes. Ovoviviparous. Caught occasionally by demersal gillnet and longline fisheries operating in riverine and estuarine areas. Utilized for its meat and possibly its cartilage. Marketed fresh, with large individuals being sold in cut pieces by the kilogram. Size reaches to about 500 cm TL. Threatened due to over harvesting and pollution.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Dasyatis chaophraya
- Dasyatis fluviorum
- Himantura chaophraya
- Himantura chaophrya
- Himantura polylepis
- Himantura sp.
In other languages
- Ferskvandspiskerokke
- Freshwater whipray, Giant Freshwater Stingray, Giant freshwater whip ray, Giant stingray
Articles
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Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
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Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
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How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.