Round ribbontail ray
The round ribbontail ray is a large stingray that lives in warm, shallow seas across the Indo-Pacific, from South Africa to Japan and Australia. It can grow to 1.8 m across, and it is valued by divers for its size and striking look. It has a venomous tail spine, so it is one to admire from a distance.1

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- Thick, rounded pectoral fin disc with small bumps (tubercles) on top1
- Light and dark mottled pattern on the upper surface, with white speckles or streaks1
- Black tail past the spine, including the fin fold1
- Relatively short tail with one (rarely two) long, serrated stinging spine on top1
- Creamy-white underside with darker fin edges1
Nguvu ya sumu
Sumu hutoka kupitia mdungo.
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: MbayaKudungwa kunahitaji daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.It is not aggressive and has been known to approach and investigate divers. If harassed, it can inflict a severe wound with its venomous tail spine. At least one diver has died after being stabbed while trying to ride one.1
Hufanya nini akiogopa?
When threatened, it raises its tail over its back with the spine facing forward and waves it back and forth.1
Akidunga
- Weka jeraha kwenye maji ya moto, moto kiasi ambacho mtu anaweza kuvumilia bila kuungua (pima kwanza kwa mkono wako), kwa dakika 30 hadi 90. Tafuta msaada wa kitabibu, hasa kwa samaki-jiwe na taa.
Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza
Kaa salama
- Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
- Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
- Akikudunga: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.
Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama
Wapi duniani?
Ana ukubwa gani?
Ana urefu gani?
Ana uzito gani?
urefu sawa na mbwa 3 kutoka pua hadi mkia
urefu sawa na ndizi 18 zilizopangwa mstari
angeweza kuogelea urefu wa bwawa kubwa (m 50) kwa sekunde 6Round ribbontail ray ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
It is one of the largest stingray species, reaching 150 kg in weight.1
Females can be pursued by dozens of males during reproductive gatherings, which have been seen in groups of hundreds at Cocos Island.1
Smaller fishes such as jacks and cobia often follow it, feeding on food stirred up by its movements or sheltering behind its body.1
It is mostly active at night and rests motionless during the day, often in caves or under ledges.1
Kuvunja dhana potofu
Dhana potofu: The round ribbontail ray is an aggressive animal that attacks swimmers.
Ukweli: It is not aggressive. It will defend itself with its venomous tail spine only if it is harassed or provoked.1
Kwa wataalamu wa sumu
- Jina la kisayansi
- Taeniurops meyeni
- Kundi
- Samaki wenye sumu
- Familia
- Dasyatidae2
- Mpangilio
- Myliobatiformes
- Mabara
- Bahari ya Hindi, Bahari ya Pasifiki, Bahari ya Shamu, Bahari ya Matumbawe, Bahari ya Ufilipino, Bahari ya Kusini ya China, Bahari ya Arabia na Ghuba ya Uajemi, Bahari ya Timor na Arafura, Ghuba ya Bengal, Bahari kuu
- Watoto
- It gives birth to live young, up to seven pups per litter, each about 33 to 35 cm across and 67 cm long.1
- Hali yake porini
- Vulnerable (IUCN)1
- Hatari kwa watu
- 3 / 5: Mbaya3
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Round ribbontail ray (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Taeniurops meyeni (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
- Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.
Kila ukweli kwenye ukurasa huu una namba inayoonyesha chanzo chake. Kama tumekosea kitu, samahani, sisi ni wapenzi wa wanyama, si jarida la kisayansi. Tuambie kupitia [email protected] nasi tutarekebisha.
Kudungwa

