Cowtail Ray

Pastinachus sephen

Dasyatidae Myliobatiformes
Cowtail Ray

Taxonomy & Basic Info

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Species: Pastinachus sephen

Key Features

Distinguishing Characteristic

Broad flap of skin on the tail.

Related Species

Banded Whip-tail Stingray
Banded Whip-tail Stingray
Himantura uarnak
Gerrard's Sting Ray
Gerrard's Sting Ray
Himantura gerrardi
Leopard Whipray
Leopard Whipray
Himantura undulata
Blue-spotted Sting Ray
Blue-spotted Sting Ray
Neotrygon kuhlii
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Source Publication

Shoals of Sapphire

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute | ISSN: 0972-2351