RARE Freshwater RAY - Marbled Whip ray

**amiidae** · 03-02-2006, 12:13 AM

Well, most of us are familiar with those rays found in Peru & Brazil, like Motoro, PDR, Tiger, Pearl or Flower ray etc..and some do cost a fair bit.

It is a real surprise for me to find out that there is another freshwater ray.. Under the endangered list that is found closer to home.

In fact, it is native of Asia countries like Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, and Borneo.

It is called Marbled whipray - Himantura oxyrhyncha

http://arcbc.org/cgi-bin/abiss.exe/s...&spd=744&tx=PI

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Spec...y.php?id=15392

alanng · 03-02-2006, 01:08 AM

different from the saltwater covert to freshwater type?

03-02-2006, 06:29 PM

yup.i heard about quite a while back.interesting species.isn't there a LARGER species which grows larger than this one?

**amiidae** · 03-02-2006, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by alanng

different from the saltwater covert to freshwater type?

similar shape but this is a freshwater species

04-02-2006, 06:31 AM

Is this the teacup ray we see in LFS ? shape looks similar though.

**amiidae** · 04-02-2006, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by niefeng

Is this the teacup ray we see in LFS ? shape looks similar though.

no idea.

how much are they selling ? and are they freshwater ?

**Edmundo** · 04-02-2006, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by amiidae

no idea.

how much are they selling ? and are they freshwater ?

There is a species that looks like this on sale at lfs occasionally, price range 40-60 ba.

04-02-2006, 10:13 AM

this one looks much more like atlantic whiptail ray.

amiidae, the teacup ray is freshwater and is abt $40-50 at lfs if im not wrong

**amiidae** · 04-02-2006, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Ice-Dragon

this one looks much more like atlantic whiptail ray.

amiidae, the teacup ray is freshwater and is abt $40-50 at lfs if im not wrong

that is my guess too...

This Marbled whip ray has similar shape of those "freshwater converted" ray that we see in LFS fm time to time.

04-02-2006, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by amiidae

that is my guess too...

This Marbled whip ray has similar shape of those "freshwater converted" ray that we see in LFS fm time to time.

and if i m not wrong they grow to a very large size..remember someone posting of a pic of a ray in the mekong delta....

03-02-2006, 12:13 AM	#1
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03-02-2006, 01:08 AM	#2
alanng Dragon Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,133	different from the saltwater covert to freshwater type?

03-02-2006, 06:29 PM	#3
aFrIcanSH Guest Posts: n/a	yup.i heard about quite a while back.interesting species.isn't there a LARGER species which grows larger than this one?

04-02-2006, 06:31 AM	#5
niefeng Guest Posts: n/a	Is this the teacup ray we see in LFS ? shape looks similar though.

04-02-2006, 10:13 AM	#8
Ice-Dragon Guest Posts: n/a	this one looks much more like atlantic whiptail ray. amiidae, the teacup ray is freshwater and is abt $40-50 at lfs if im not wrong

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