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Merauke Stingray
Hemitrygon longicauda
- Usual depth1–14 m
- Water temperature28–28 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
Hemitrygon longicauda, the Merauke stingray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hemitrygon longicauda”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 23 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–14 m · Deepest record: 13.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Merauke Stingray
Other scientific names: Dasyatis longicauda
Similar species
Brown StingrayHemitrygon fluviorum
Red StingrayHemitrygon akajei
Bennett's stingrayHemitrygon bennettii
- Dwarf Black Stingray
Hemitrygon parvonigra
Bathytoshia matsubaraiBathytoshia brevicaudata
Reef stingrayTaeniura lymma
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 34 open-data records from 2002 to 2015.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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