---
title: "Reticulated Whipray"
description: "Himantura australis — Ryby. Himantura australis, the Australian whipray, is a type of whiptail stingray found mainly in Australia and south of New Guinea island."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/reticulated-whipray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Reticulated Whipray

> Himantura australis — Ryby. Himantura australis, the Australian whipray, is a type of whiptail stingray found mainly in Australia and south of New Guinea island.

- Scientific name: *Himantura australis*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 295
- Wikidata: [Q26260486](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26260486)
- iNaturalist taxon: [564655](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/564655)

## Names

- en: Reticulated Whipray

## Countries with the most observations

AU (244)

## Summary

Himantura australis, the Australian whipray, is a type of whiptail stingray found mainly in Australia and south of New Guinea island. This species is a minor bycatch and usually released back to ocean by Australian trawlers, although it might be retained for human consumption by the New Guinean locals.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himantura_australis

## Photo

![Reticulated Whipray](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/reticulated-whipray/medium.jpg)

Photo: george_vaughan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/361946849

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/reticulated-whipray?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).