Mekong stingray

The Mekong freshwater stingray was first recognized as a new species by Yasuhiko Taki, who included it as Dasyatis sp.

The Mekong stingray lives in the demersal, potamodromous, freshwater environment.

The Mekong stingray is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

* Mekong stingray, Dasyatis laosensis (Roberts & Karnasuta, 1987). * Brown stingray, Dasyatis latus ( Garman, 1880). More

* Mekong stingray (Dasyatis laosensis) * largetooth sawfish (Pristis microdon) * Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) - one of the world's largest freshwater fish Beyond fish, the Mekong basin is also More

★ Mekong stingray, ''Dasyatis laosensis'' (Roberts & Karnasuta, 1987). ★ ★ Brown stingray, ''Dasyatis latus'' (Garman, 1880). ★ ★ Painted maskray, ''Dasyatis leylandi'' (Last, 1987). ★ ★ Longtail stingray, ''Dasyatis longa'' (Garman, 1880). More

Common names

Bobele in Khmer (ភាសាខ្មែរ)
Dasyatis laosensis in French (français)
Fa hang in Lao (ພາສາລາວ)
Fa hang in Laotian
Mekong freshwater stingray in English
Mekong stingray in English
Mekong-pigrokke in Danish (dansk)
Mekongpijlstaartrog in Dutch (Nederlands)
Pa fa hang in Lao (ພາສາລາວ)
Pa fa hang in Laotian
Pa fa lai in Lao (ພາສາລາວ)
Pa fa lai in Laotian
Trey bawbel in Khmer (ភាសាខ្មែរ)
Trnucha laoská in Czech (česky)
老挝双褶魟 in Mandarin Chinese
老撾雙褶魟 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Rajiformes
Family : Dasyatidae
Genus : Dasyatis
Species : Dasyatis laosensis
Authority : Roberts and Karnasuta, 1987