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The species inhabits marine and brackish estuarine waters in northern
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274:region. The epithet
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298:Urogymnus granulatus
272:West Alligator River
350:Himantura dalyensis
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342:freshwater whipray
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288:Description
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157:Dasyatidae
123:Subclass:
672:Urogymnus
605:200322937
511:Q26260492
326:Ord River
264:Limilngan
256:Mumburarr
251:Etymology
245:tapeworms
239:Discovery
175:Species:
168:Urogymnus
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87:Eukaryota
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