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Himantura randalli sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the Persian Gulf

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Himantura randalli sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the Persian Gulf. / Last, Peter; Manjaji-Matsumoto, B. Mabel; Moore, Alec.
In: Zootaxa, Vol. 3327, 2012, p. 20-32.

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Last, P, Manjaji-Matsumoto, BM & Moore, A 2012, 'Himantura randalli sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the Persian Gulf', Zootaxa, vol. 3327, pp. 20-32. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3327.1.2

APA

Last, P., Manjaji-Matsumoto, B. M., & Moore, A. (2012). Himantura randalli sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the Persian Gulf. Zootaxa, 3327, 20-32. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3327.1.2

CBE

Last P, Manjaji-Matsumoto BM, Moore A. 2012. Himantura randalli sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the Persian Gulf. Zootaxa. 3327:20-32. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3327.1.2

MLA

Last, Peter, B. Mabel Manjaji-Matsumoto, and Alec Moore. "Himantura randalli sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the Persian Gulf". Zootaxa. 2012, 3327. 20-32. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3327.1.2

VancouverVancouver

Last P, Manjaji-Matsumoto BM, Moore A. Himantura randalli sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the Persian Gulf. Zootaxa. 2012;3327:20-32. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3327.1.2

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Last, Peter ; Manjaji-Matsumoto, B. Mabel ; Moore, Alec. / Himantura randalli sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the Persian Gulf. In: Zootaxa. 2012 ; Vol. 3327. pp. 20-32.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Himantura randalli sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the Persian Gulf

AU - Last, Peter

AU - Manjaji-Matsumoto, B. Mabel

AU - Moore, Alec

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - A new whipray, Himantura randalli sp. nov., described from material collected off Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, appears to be endemic to the Persian Gulf. It has been frequently confused with forms of the more widely distributed whipray Himantura gerrardi Gray and other presently unidentified species from the Indian Ocean. Himantura randalli sp. nov. is distinguished from these species by a combination of characters, i.e. disc shape, morphometrics, squamation (including its rapid denticle development and denticle band shape), plain dorsal disc coloration, and whitish saddles on a dark tail in young. It is a medium-sized whipray with a maximum confirmed size of 620 mm disc width (DW) and a birth size of around 150–170 mm DW. Males mature at approximately 400 mm DW. Himantura randalli sp. nov. is relatively abundant in the shallow, soft-sedimentary habitats of the Persian Gulf from where it is commonly taken as low-value or discardedbycatch of gillnet and trawl fisheries.

AB - A new whipray, Himantura randalli sp. nov., described from material collected off Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, appears to be endemic to the Persian Gulf. It has been frequently confused with forms of the more widely distributed whipray Himantura gerrardi Gray and other presently unidentified species from the Indian Ocean. Himantura randalli sp. nov. is distinguished from these species by a combination of characters, i.e. disc shape, morphometrics, squamation (including its rapid denticle development and denticle band shape), plain dorsal disc coloration, and whitish saddles on a dark tail in young. It is a medium-sized whipray with a maximum confirmed size of 620 mm disc width (DW) and a birth size of around 150–170 mm DW. Males mature at approximately 400 mm DW. Himantura randalli sp. nov. is relatively abundant in the shallow, soft-sedimentary habitats of the Persian Gulf from where it is commonly taken as low-value or discardedbycatch of gillnet and trawl fisheries.

U2 - http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3327.1.2

DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3327.1.2

M3 - Article

VL - 3327

SP - 20

EP - 32

JO - Zootaxa

JF - Zootaxa

SN - 1175-5326

ER -