CreatureData

Longtail ray

Himantura uarnak (Gmelin, 1789)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The longtail ray (Himantura uarnak) is a species in the family Dasyatidae, order Myliobatiformes.

No freely licensed photo yet

Quick facts about the longtail ray

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the longtail ray live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the longtail ray as introduced in 5 countries.

  1. Egypt
  2. Israel
  3. Lebanon
  4. Syria
  5. Türkiye

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the longtail ray endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the longtail ray classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderMyliobatiformes
  5. familyDasyatidae
  6. genusHimantura
  7. SpeciesHimantura uarnak (Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Dasyatis uarnak, Dasybatus uarnak, Himantura punctata, Himantura variegatus, Raja sephen uarnak, Raja sephen var. uarnak, Raja uarnak, Trygon punctata, Trygon uarnak, Trygon variegatus

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Coach whiprayEnglish
  • Darkspotted stingrayEnglish
  • Fine-spotted leopard whiprayEnglish
  • Honeycomb rayEnglish
  • Honeycomb stingrayEnglish
  • Leopard stingrayEnglish
  • Long-tailed rayEnglish
  • Longtail stingrayEnglish
  • Marbled stingrayEnglish
  • Reticulate whiprayEnglish
  • Reticulated whiprayEnglish
  • RugetArabic
  • PagiBikol
  • DahunanCebuano
  • trnucha leopardíCzech
  • Indo-Australischer TüpfelrochenGerman
  • leopardisiimarauskuFinnish
  • Pastenague léopardFrench
  • טריגון נקודHebrew
  • Pastinaca reticolata comuneItalian
  • アミメオトメエイJapanese
  • Pari macanJavanese
  • Pari BungaMalay
  • Luipaard pijlstaartrogDutch
  • Raia-psicodélicaPortuguese
  • Кольчатый хвостоколRussian
  • ปลากระเบนลายเสือเล็กThai
  • dikenli vatozTurkish
  • 花魴Chinese
  • شفنين طويل الذيلArabic
  • Pastenague indienneFrench
  • ヒョウモンオトメエイJapanese
  • Pari HarimauMalay
  • Pari rimauMalay
  • Pari tanjungMalay
  • uzun kuyruklu rina baligiTurkish
  • Uzunkuyruklu RinaTurkish
  • 花點窄尾魟Chinese
  • 花點魟Chinese
  • 豹紋窄尾魟Chinese
  • 豹紋魟Chinese
  • 魟仔Chinese
  • 魴仔Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the longtail ray

Other species in the same genus Himantura.

CompareLongtail ray vs Leopard whiprayLongtail ray vs Ocellate whiprayLongtail ray vs Himantura fluviatilisLongtail ray vs Blackedge whipray

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the longtail ray an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the longtail ray as introduced in 5 countries: Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Türkiye, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the longtail ray?

The longtail ray (Himantura uarnak) belongs to the family Dasyatidae in the order Myliobatiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Longtail ray (Himantura uarnak). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/longtail-ray

MLA

“Longtail ray (Himantura uarnak).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/longtail-ray.

BibTeX
@misc{longtail_ray_2026,
  title = {Longtail ray (Himantura uarnak)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/longtail-ray},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}