Himantura kittipongi

The 24-inch wide kittipong lives at the bottom of rivers.

The Himantura kittipongi lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Himantura kittipongi last year in 2006 and Pastinachus solocirostris discovered in Indonesia in 2005. More

* Kittipong's stingray, Himantura kittipongi Vidthayanon & Roberts, 2005 * Marbled freshwater whip ray, Himantura krempfi (Chabanaud, 1923) * Himantura leoparda Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last, 2008 * Tubemouth whipray, Himantura lobistoma Manjaji-Matsumoto More

Himantura kittipongi is a species of freshwater stingray that was initially found by Thai fish expert Kittipong Jaruthanin in Mae Klong River in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand in 2004. More

The new species has been named Himantura Kittipongi in honour of Kittipong Charuthanin, who found a ray with strange features in the Mae Klong River in 2004 and gave it to the WFT to examine. More

The new stingray, Himantura kittipongi, was named after Kittipong Jaruthanin, a prominent Thai aquarist who provided specimens to WWF Thailand for further study two years ago. More

The Himantura Kittipongi freshwater stingray, found in the Mekong Basin of western Thailand © WWF Cannon Thailand The Himantura Kittipongi freshwater stingray, found in the Mekong Basin of western Thailand Discovered in 2004 - More

The Himantura Kittipongi freshwater stingray, found in the Mekong Basin of western Thailand Related links - * WWF Greater Mekong Programme * WWF Global Freshwater Programme Bangkok, Thailand – More

The bottom-dwelling species, Himantura kittipongi, was found in the western province of Kanchanaburi and belongs to the Dasyatidae family of stingrays, said the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). More

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