Himantura alcockii (Annandale, 1909)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Himantura alcockii, the pale-spot whip ray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in coastal regions including estuaries, in the Indian Ocean. As presently defined, it is probably a species complex.
Wikipedia contributors, Himantura alcockii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:48:17.917688+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Himantura alcockii (Annandale, 1909)
- Name authority
- (Annandale, 1909)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Family
- Dasyatidae
- Genus
- Himantura
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassBatoidea
- orderMyliobatiformes
- familyDasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879
- genusHimantura Müller & Henle, 1837
- speciesHimantura alcockii (Annandale, 1909)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Himantura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Himantura australis Last, White & Naylor, 2016 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantura krempfi (Chabanaud, 1923) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantura marginata (Blyth, 1860) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantura pareh (Bleeker, 1852) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantura arlyzae Borsa, Hernawan, Hocdé & Pouyaud, 2026 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantura fava (Annandale, 1909) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantura fluviatilis (Hamilton, 1822) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantura leoparda Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last, 2008 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantura microphthalma (Chen, 1948) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantura tutul Borsa, Durand, Shen, Alyza, Solihin & Berrebi, 2013 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| honeycomb stingrayHimantura uarnak (Gmelin, 1789) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantura undulata (Bleeker, 1852) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Himantura alcocki (Annandale, 1909) (Annandale, 1909) | synonym |
| Trygon alcockii Annandale, 1909 Annandale, 1909 | synonym |
| Dasyatis alcockii (Annandale, 1909) (Annandale, 1909) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271455 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3LY2W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.