Smalltooth stingray
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Smalltooth stingray | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Dasyatidae |
| Genus: | Dasyatis |
| Species: | D. rudis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasyatis rudis (Günther, 1870) |
|
| Synonyms | |
|
Trygon rudis Günther, 1870 |
|
The smalltooth stingray (Dasyatis rudis) is an obscure species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the Gulf of Guinea. It is known only from a stuffed specimen described by Albert Günther in 1870, which has since been lost. In 1970, Springer and Collette assigned a jaw, tail, and two embryos from off Sierra Leone to this species, but later investigation found that the jaw belonged to a guitarfish, and the tail and embryos to a different species, possibly Dasyatis hastata.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Séret, B., G. Couzens and S.V. Valenti (2008). "Dasyatis rudis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/161620. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
 |
This Rajiformes article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
