Maculabatis ambigua Last, Bogorodsky & Alpermann, 2016
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
Maculabatis ambigua, Baraka's whipray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae.
It is found in the Western Indian Ocean: from the Red Sea south to Tanzania and the island of Zanzibar.
This species reaches a length of 90 cm (35 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Maculabatis ambigua; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:07:02.461272+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Maculabatis ambigua Last, Bogorodsky & Alpermann, 2016
- Name authority
- Last, Bogorodsky & Alpermann, 2016
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Family
- Dasyatidae
- Genus
- Maculabatis
- 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
- genusMaculabatis Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
- speciesMaculabatis ambigua Last, Bogorodsky & Alpermann, 2016
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Maculabatis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Maculabatis arabica Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last, 2016 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maculabatis bineeshi Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last, 2016 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maculabatis gerrardi (Gray, 1851) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maculabatis pastinacoides (Bleeker, 1852) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maculabatis macrura (Bleeker, 1852) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maculabatis randalli (Last, Manjaji-Matsumoto & Moore, 2012) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maculabatis astra (Last, Manjaji-Matsumoto & Pogonoski, 2008) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maculabatis toshi (Whitley, 1939) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Last, P. R., Bogorodsky, S. V., & Alpermann, T. J. (2016). Maculabatis ambigua sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 4154. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4154.1.4 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:3XDNG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.