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Dwarf whipray
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IUCN VU · Vulnerable

Dwarf whipray

Brevitrygon heterura

Brevitrygon heterura, the dwarf whipray, is a type of ray of the family Dasyatidae found in the Indo-Malay Archipelago, from Indonesia to Vietnam. It inhabits shallow waters in the depth of 25–50 metres (80–160 ft). This species is one of the most common small ray captured in Indonesia and considered a local delicacy.

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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 623824.