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Maculabatis bineeshi
Short-tail whipray
As recorded: Maculabatis bineeshi Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last, 2016
Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Myliobatiformes › Dasyatidae
- Locality
- Persian Gulf
- Region
- Bahrain
- Type status
- Paratype
- Record type
- Material citation
Cited in the literature
A paper cites this specimen as material examined, as recorded by GBIF from the published treatments.
2016
Two new whiprays, Maculabatis arabica sp. nov. and M. bineeshi sp. nov. (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae), from the northern Indian Ocean
Manjaji-Matsumoto B M, Last P R, plazi (2016). Two new whiprays, Maculabatis arabica sp. nov. and M. bineeshi sp. nov. (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae), from the northern Indian Ocean. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4144.3.3 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-10-26.
paratypecited as Maculabatis bineeshi Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last, 2016
Maculabatis bineeshi observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-23.

2026-09-23
India
(c) Adi Banerjee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-16
Andhra Pradesh, IN
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-08-03
Andhra Pradesh, IN
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-07-13
Andhra Pradesh, IN
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-07-13
Andhra Pradesh, IN
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-07-13
Andhra Pradesh, IN
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Maculabatis bineeshi. BPBM BPBM 29480. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1288188074. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bpbm/29480.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1288188074 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
