Hemitrygon longicauda

Hemitrygon longicauda, the Merauke stingray,^[1] is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae.^[2]

Hemitrygon longicauda
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Dasyatidae
Genus:	Hemitrygon
Species:	H. longicauda
Binomial name
Hemitrygon longicauda (Last & White, 2013)
Synonyms
Dasyatis longicauda Last & White, 2013

Hemitrygon longicauda is found in the Western Pacific, where it is endemic to southern New Guinea. This species reaches a length of 31 cm (12 in). ^[3]