Short communication: First report of mangrove whipray Himantura granulata (Macleay, 1883) from the Persian Gulf, Iran

Dasyatidae is primarily a marine subfamily, which is most common in shallow tropical waters. The species of this family are distributed worldwide; from tropical to warm temperate; Atlantic (Including the Mediterranean Sea), the Indian, and Pacific Ocean. Six genera, Dasyatis (synonyms Trygon and Urolophoides), Himantura, Pastinachus (synonym Hypolophus), Pteroplatytrygon, Taeniura, and Urogymnus, with about 68 species are included in this family. In the Persian Gulf, some members of family Dasyatidae are important species in terms of number and biomass. This family is represented by three genera (Dasyatis, Himantura and Pastinachus) and seven species, although they have been frequently confused by forms and colors. ... In this study, first report of H. granulata from the northern Persian Gulf with some morphometric measurements is given.