Maculabatis randalli
Species of cartilaginous fish
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Maculabatis randalli, the Arabian banded whipray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae.[1] It is native to the Persian Gulf. It reaches a length of 41.2 cm (16.2 in). [2]
| Arabian Banded Whipray | |
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| Maculabatis randalli | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Dasyatidae |
| Genus: | Maculabatis |
| Species: | M. randalli |
| Binomial name | |
| Maculabatis randalli | |
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Etymology
The ray is named in honor of John E. Randall (1924–2020), of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu.[3]
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