[2] Populations of round whipray are primarily located in the Malay Archipelago, more specifically, parts of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.

[3] In 2004, the round whipray was assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List and determined to be a vulnerable species.

[2] This species has the potential of reproducing only one pup per litter, with each generation of round whipray living for about 20 years.

While there are no conservation efforts towards the preservation and or restoration of round whiprays, there are measures in place to limit large fisheries from over harvesting.

This in turn could help round whiprays that are captured as a byproduct of fishing operations in the area have a chance to recover in their populations.