Maculabatis pastinacoides (Bleeker, 1852)
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 round whipray (Maculabatis pastinacoides) is a species of stingray within the family Dasyatidae. Populations of round whipray are primarily located in the Malay Archipelago, more specifically, parts of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. There is also the possibility this species of stingray exists in areas of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka as well. In 2004, the round whipray was assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List and determined to be a vulnerable species. The most recent assessment in 2020 has determined this species to now be endangered. While there is no data accumulated to identify the population size of round whiprays specifically, data collected regarding similar whipray species from fisheries in the Malay Archipelago area, indicate a decline in the population of round whiprays.
Wikipedia contributors, Round whipray; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:07:02.461272+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Maculabatis pastinacoides (Bleeker, 1852)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1852)
- 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 pastinacoides (Bleeker, 1852)
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 ambigua Last, Bogorodsky & Alpermann, 2016 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Trygon pastinacoides Bleeker, 1852 Bleeker, 1852 | synonym |
| Himantura pastinacoides (Bleeker, 1852) (Bleeker, 1852) | 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=1042868 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:3XDNM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.