Himantura uarnak Whiptail Stingray, Reticulate Whipray,Honeycomb Stingray

Himantura uarnak is commonly referred to as Whiptail Stingray, Reticulate Whipray,Honeycomb Stingray. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 50000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

2963 

AphiaID:

105854 

Scientific:

Himantura uarnak 

German:

Honigwaben-Stechrochen 

English:

Whiptail Stingray, Reticulate Whipray,Honeycomb Stingray 

Category:

Stingrays 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Myliobatiformes (Order) > Dasyatidae (Family) > Himantura (Genus) > uarnak (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gmelin, ), 1789 

Occurrence:

Kuwait, Eritrea, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Djibouti, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arabian Sea, Arafura Sea, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, Egypt, European Coasts, French Polynesia, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Invasive Species, Jordan, Kenya, Lessepsian migrant, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Quatar, Red Sea, Réunion , Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, South Atlantic, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Vietnam, Yemen 

Sea depth:

20 - 50 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Lagoons, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

17.72" - 78.74" (45cm - 200cm) 

Temperature:

24,2 °F - 28,6 °F (24,2°C - 28,6°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Jellyfish, Predatory, Schrimps, Worms 

Tank:

10998.92 gal (~ 50000L)  

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Endangered (EN) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Himantura alcockii
• Himantura astra
• Himantura australis
• Himantura bleekeri
• Himantura dalyensis
• Himantura fai
• Himantura fava
• Himantura fluviatilis
• Himantura gerrardi
• Himantura granulata
• Himantura hortlei
• Himantura imbricata
• Himantura jenkinsii
• Himantura kittipongi
• Himantura krempfi
• 
  Himantura leoparda
  Leopard-Stechrochen
• Himantura lobistoma
• Himantura marginata
• Himantura microphthalma
• Himantura oxyrhyncha
• Himantura pacifica
• Himantura pareh
• Himantura pastinacoides
• Himantura polylepis
• Himantura randalli
• Himantura schmardae
• Himantura signifer
• Himantura toshi
• 
  Himantura tutul
  Feingepunkteter Stechrochen
• Himantura uarnacoides
• 
  Himantura uarnak
  Honigwaben-Stechrochen
• 
  Himantura undulata
  Stechrochen
• Himantura walga
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2009-12-20 15:38:31 

Last edit:

2024-06-19 11:01:00 

Toxicity

Himantura uarnak is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Himantura uarnak, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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