| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | CHONDRICHTHYES | RAJIFORMES | DASYATIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Himantura signifer | |||
| Species Authority: | Compagno & Roberts, 1982 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Endangered B1+2c ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 2000 |
| Assessor/s | Compagno, L.J.V. |
| Evaluator/s: | Musick, J.A. & Fowler, S. (Shark Red List Authority) |
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Justification: This very rare species is known from only a few specimens and four riverine systems (although it may also be present but unrecorded in other rivers). It is confined to tropical freshwater habitats that are under intensive threat from fisheries, pollution, logging in the catchment areas and river engineering projects. |
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| Countries: |
Native:
Indonesia; Malaysia; Thailand
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Citation: | Compagno, L.J.V. 2000. Himantura signifer. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 January 2009. |
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