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IUCN CR · Critically endangered

Starrynose Stingray

Pastinachus stellurostris

Pastinachus stellurostris, the starrynose cowtail ray, is a type of tropical ray of the family Dasyatidae found mainly in Indonesia, specifically the estuary of Kapuas River in West Kalimantan. It is believed to inhabit both freshwater and brackish water. This species is threatened by local fisheries due to being captured either deliberately or accidentally.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 143642.