
Himantura
Whiprays
As recorded: Himantura Müller & Henle, 1837
Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Myliobatiformes › Dasyatidae
- Date
- 1983
- Locality
- Bahrain
- Island
- Bahrain
- Identified by
- P.R. Last, Jun 20052 Jun →P.R. Last →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Himantura observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,693 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Belize
(c) Thies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Mowbray, AU
(c) Sofi Forsman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Red Cliff Bay, Francois Peron National Park, AU
(c) marcus888, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Shark Bay WA 6537, Australia
(c) Henry Cooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Chon Buri, TH
(c) Nitiroj Boonsai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Al Bahr al Ahmar, EG
(c) owen2408, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Himantura. BPBM 33145. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36347295. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/33145.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36347295 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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