Himantura krempfi, the marbled freshwater whip ray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in freshwater rivers, such as the Chao Phraya and Mekong basins, in Asia.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Dasyatidae |
| Genus: | Himantura |
| Species: | H. krempfi
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| Binomial name | |
| Himantura krempfi (Chabanaud, 1923)[1]
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Taxonomy edit
The species has had a chequered taxonomic history. The IUCN Red List still lists H. krempfi as a synonym of the Marbled whipray,[4] which is now reallocated to Fluvitrygon.
References edit
- ^ Paul Chabanaud (1923). "Description de deux Plagiostomiens nouveaux d'Indo-Chine, appartenant au genre Dasybatus (Trygon)". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Paris (in French) (1): 45–50.
- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Himantura krempfi (Chabanaud, 1923)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Himantura krempfi" in FishBase. July 2023 version.
- ^ Grant, I.; Rigby, C.L.; Bin Ali, A.; Fahmi; Hasan, V.; Sayer, C. (2021). "Fluvitrygon oxyrhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T44185A2993563. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44185A2993563.en. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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