WoRMS taxon details
Himantura uarnak (Gmelin, 1789)
105854 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105854)
accepted
Species
Dasyatis uarnak (Gmelin, 1789) · unaccepted
Dasybatus uarnak (Gmelin, 1789) · unaccepted
Himantura punctata (Günther, 1870) · unaccepted
Raja sephen uarnak Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
Raja sephen var. uarnak Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
Raja uarnak Gmelin, 1789 · unaccepted
Trygon punctata Günther, 1870 · unaccepted
Trygon uarnak (Gmelin, 1789) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Raja uarnak Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516]. [details]
Description Common off sandy beaches and in shallow estuaries and lagoons. Feeds on small fishes, bivalves, crabs, shrimps and worms...
Description Common off sandy beaches and in shallow estuaries and lagoons. Feeds on small fishes, bivalves, crabs, shrimps and worms (Ref. 3263). Ovoviviparous. Size at birth about 28 cm WD (Ref. 6871). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Himantura uarnak (Gmelin, 1789). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105854 on 2025-05-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Trygon punctata Günther, 1870) Günther, A. (1870). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549. [details]
original description (of Raja uarnak Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516]. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Raja uarnak Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516]. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Common off sandy beaches and in shallow estuaries and lagoons. Feeds on small fishes, bivalves, crabs, shrimps and worms (Ref. 3263). Ovoviviparous. Size at birth about 28 cm WD (Ref. 6871). [details]Spelling Spelling also in Ref. 559, 3263 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | honeycomb stingray | [details] |
| Hebrew | טריגון נקוד | [details] |
| Japanese | ヒョウモンオトメエイ | [details] |
| Turkish | uzun kuyruklu rina baligidikenli vatoz | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (93 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Dasyatis uarnak (Gmelin, 1789))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Trygon punctata Günther, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Dasybatus uarnak (Gmelin, 1789))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (81 publications) (from synonym Trygon uarnak (Gmelin, 1789))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Himantura uarnak)
To FishBase (from synonym Himantura punctata (Günther, 1870))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Raja uarnak Gmelin, 1789)
To FishBase (from synonym Trygon uarnak (Gmelin, 1789))
To FishBase (from synonym Trygon punctata Günther, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Dasyatis uarnak (Gmelin, 1789))
To FishBase (from synonym Dasybatus uarnak (Gmelin, 1789))
To FishBase (from synonym Raja sephen var. uarnak Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase images (Himantura uarnak, Kuwait, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (106 nucleotides; 124 proteins)
To GenBank (106 nucleotides; 124 proteins) (from synonym Dasyatis uarnak (Gmelin, 1789))
To GenBank (106 nucleotides; 124 proteins) (from synonym Raja uarnak Gmelin, 1789)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NHMUK collection (Himantura punctata (Günther, 1870); HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2522284) (from synonym Himantura punctata (Günther, 1870))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Himantura uarnak FIN028045 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Himantura uarnak FIN028046 Slide 120 mm)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Dasyatis uarnak (Gmelin, 1789))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Trygon punctata Günther, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Dasybatus uarnak (Gmelin, 1789))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (81 publications) (from synonym Trygon uarnak (Gmelin, 1789))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Himantura uarnak)
To FishBase (from synonym Himantura punctata (Günther, 1870))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Raja uarnak Gmelin, 1789)
To FishBase (from synonym Trygon uarnak (Gmelin, 1789))
To FishBase (from synonym Trygon punctata Günther, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Dasyatis uarnak (Gmelin, 1789))
To FishBase (from synonym Dasybatus uarnak (Gmelin, 1789))
To FishBase (from synonym Raja sephen var. uarnak Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase images (Himantura uarnak, Kuwait, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (106 nucleotides; 124 proteins)
To GenBank (106 nucleotides; 124 proteins) (from synonym Dasyatis uarnak (Gmelin, 1789))
To GenBank (106 nucleotides; 124 proteins) (from synonym Raja uarnak Gmelin, 1789)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NHMUK collection (Himantura punctata (Günther, 1870); HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2522284) (from synonym Himantura punctata (Günther, 1870))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Himantura uarnak FIN028045 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Himantura uarnak FIN028046 Slide 120 mm)
To PESI
To ITIS
