Brevitrygon walga
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Description The dwarf whipray has a maximum length of 45 cm (18 in). The disc width is commonly about 24 cm (9 in). In outline it is oval with a bluntly-pointed snout. The whip-like tail is longer than the body and lacks the skin fold found in some related species. Females have a shorter tail than males, with a bulbous tip, and both sexes have four to six erectile, venomous spines at the base of the tail. The dwarf whipray is a uniform pinkish or beige colour and has been mistaken for a horseshoe crab in turbid water.
Distribution and habitat The dwarf whipray is found in the western central Pacific Ocean.
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Description The dwarf whipray has a maximum length of 45 cm (18 in).
Fonte: Wikipedia EN · CC BY-SA 4.0 · autoriIn outline it is oval with a bluntly-pointed snout.
Fonte: Wikipedia EN · CC BY-SA 4.0 · autoriThe whip-like tail is longer than the body and lacks the skin fold found in some related species.
Fonte: Wikipedia EN · CC BY-SA 4.0 · autoriThe dwarf whipray is a uniform pinkish or beige colour and has been mistaken for a horseshoe crab in turbid water.
Fonte: Wikipedia EN · CC BY-SA 4.0 · autoriDistribution and habitat The dwarf whipray is found in the western central Pacific Ocean.
Fonte: Wikipedia EN · CC BY-SA 4.0 · autori