Reticulate whipray

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/reticulate-whipray

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1. How wide is Reticulate whipray?Approximately 2 meters (6.6 feet)
2. What is the scientific name?Himantura uarnak
3. What is the geographic range?Western Indian Ocean (Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Natal) and Eastern Mediterranean Sea
4. What does a reticulate whipray look like?It has a big, flat body with a diamond-shaped disc and a long tail that looks like a whip. Its back is covered in a reticulated pattern of many small dark spots on a lighter background, which is why it’s called the reticulate whipray.
5. Where does the reticulate whipray live?It lives in shallow, inshore waters of the western Indian Ocean, like the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and near Natal, South Africa, and it can also be found in the eastern Mediterranean after moving through the Suez Canal.

Demersal: Living or occurring at the bottom of a body of water.
Elasmobranch: A cartilaginous fish of the subclass Elasmobranchii, such as sharks and rays.
Benthic: Relating to or occurring at the bottom of a body of water.