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Fish Watcher Record |
Contributor: Biswajit Mohanty
| ID: 265 Country: India Address: Web page: |
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Species: | Himantura chaophraya | ||||
Attachment: | Photo of whip ray .jpg | ||||
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Locality:* | near Cuttack, Orissa, INDIA | ||||
Type: | River | ||||
Salinity:* | freshwater | ||||
Water depth: | 1 - 3 m | ||||
Latitude:* | 20° 30' N Latitude (dec): 20.5 | ||||
Longitude:* | 86° 10' E Longitude (dec): 86.166666666667 | ||||
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Country:* | India | ||||
FAO area:* | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
Temp.: | 33°C | ||||
Date:* | 04/11/2001, dd/mm/yyyy | ||||
Day time: | 11:00 - 11:30 h e.g. 13:00 - 15:00 | ||||
Length:* | 70 cm Type:* SL | ||||
Weight: | g | ||||
Abundance: | scarce (very unlikely) | ||||
Life stage: | adults | ||||
Sex: | female | ||||
Gear: | hook and line | ||||
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Remark: | This a fresh water whipray which we found while on a birding trip in the Mahanadi river system in Orissa. Is there any previous record for such fresh water whipray in India ? What is the exact species ? | ||||
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