Himantura marginata (Blyth, 1860)
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
The blackedge whipray (Himantura marginata) is a little-known species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the coastal waters of the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Mannar. Attaining a disc width of 1.8 m (5.9 ft), this species has a diamond-shaped disc with two small concavities on either side of the snout tip, and a long, whip-like tail without tail folds. It is characterized by large thorns with star-shaped bases scattered over the disc, and by the wide, black marginal bands on the underside of the disc. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) currently lacks sufficient data to assess the blackedge whipray beyond Data Deficient.
Wikipedia contributors, Blackedge whipray; 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 marginata (Blyth, 1860)
- Name authority
- (Blyth, 1860)
- 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 marginata (Blyth, 1860)
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 pareh (Bleeker, 1852) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantura arlyzae Borsa, Hernawan, Hocdé & Pouyaud, 2026 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himantura alcockii (Annandale, 1909) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Dasyatis marginatus (Blyth, 1860) (Blyth, 1860) | synonym |
| Himantura marginatus (Blyth, 1860) (Blyth, 1860) | synonym |
| Trygon marginatus Blyth, 1860 Blyth, 1860 | 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=298785 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:3LY3V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.