Author: (Gmelin, 1789)
FBname: Honeycomb stingray
Comments: Common off sandy beaches and in shallow estuaries and lagoons; also found in sandy areas of coral reefs (Ref. 9710).  Also offshore down to 50 m depth (Ref. 5578).  May enter fresh water (Ref. 5578).  Feeds on small fishes, bivalves, crabs, shrimps, worms (Ref. 3263) and jellyfishes (Ref. 37816).  Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).  Common catch of the demersal tangle net, bottom trawl, longline and beach seine fisheries (Ref.58048). Popular angling fish (Ref. 3263).  Not esteemed as a food fish (Ref. 3263).  Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).  Tail is used as It is parasitised by the monogeneans <i>Dendromonocotyle colorni</i> and <i>Dendromonocotyle ukuthena</i> on the dorsal skin surface (Ref. 124058).