Filling a gap on the blank distribution of the giant freshwater stingray Urogymnus polylepis: first records in Malay Peninsula (Chondrichthyes: Dasyatidae) (Peer Review)

Iqbal, Muhammad and Yustian, Indra and Setiawan, Arum and Nurnawati, Elisa and Zulkifli, Hilda (2019) Filling a gap on the blank distribution of the giant freshwater stingray Urogymnus polylepis: first records in Malay Peninsula (Chondrichthyes: Dasyatidae) (Peer Review). Verlag F. Pfeil.

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Abstract

The giant freshwater stingray Urogymnus polylepis belongs to a group of species found mainly in fresh and brackish water and is characterized by a large body size,reportedly attaining more than 600 kg and 2 m disc diameter.Recently, a total of 97 species of Dasyatidae has been confirmed worldwide, including at least 10 species which are known to enter or live permanently in freshwater habitats of Southeast Asia [Fluvitrygon kittipongi, F. oxyrhynchus, F. signifer, Hemitrygon laosensis, Himantura uarnak, Makararaja chindwinensis, Urogymnus granulatus, U. polylepis, Pastinachus ater, and P. solocirostris].

Item Type: Other
Additional Information: Peer Review
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Divisions: 08-Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science > 46201-Biology (S1)
Depositing User: Dr Arum Setiawan
Date Deposited: 15 Feb 2021 07:18
Last Modified: 15 Feb 2021 07:18
URI: http://repository.unsri.ac.id/id/eprint/42254

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