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honeycomb whipray
Himantura fava
- Water temperature28°C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
About this species
Himantura fava, the honeycomb whipray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in coastal regions including estuaries, in the Indo-Pacific off India, Indonesia, and the Gulf of Thailand. As presently defined, it is probably a species complex.
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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: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28°C
Names and classification
- English
- honeycomb whipray
Other scientific names: Dasyatis favus, Trygon fava, Trygon favus
Similar species
Australian WhiprayHimantura australis
Honeycomb stingrayHimantura uarnak
Leopard WhiprayHimantura leoparda
- Blackedge Whipray
Himantura marginata
Bathytoshia matsubaraiBathytoshia brevicaudata
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).
- 8 open-data records from 1801 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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