Hemitrygon
| Hemitrygon | |
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| H. bennettii | |
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| Genus: | Hemitrygon J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838
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| Trygon bennettii Müller & Henle, 1841
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Hemitrygon is a genus of stingrays in the family Dasyatidae from marine, brackish and freshwater habitats in the central Indo-Pacific and northwest Pacific regions. The genus was formerly regarded as a junior synonym of the genus Dasyatis.[1]
Species
The taxonomy of Hemitrygon requires revision, as some existing species may be synonyms and there may be undescribed species.
- Hemitrygon akajei (Müller & Henle, 1841) (Red stingray)
- Hemitrygon bennetti (Müller & Henle, 1841) Bennett's stingray)
- Hemitrygon fluviorum (Ogilby, 1908) (Estuary stingray)
- Hemitrygon izuensis (Nishida & Nakaya, 1988) (Izu stingray)
- Hemitrygon laevigata (Chu, 1960) (Yantai stingray)
- Hemitrygon laosensis (Roberts & Karnasuta, 1987) (Mekong freshwater stingray)
- Hemitrygon longicauda (Last & White, 2013) (Merauke stingray)
- Hemitrygon navarrae (Steindachner, 1892) (Blackish stingray)
- Hemitrygon parvonigra (Last & White, 2008) (Dwarf black stingray)
- Hemitrygon sinensis (Steindachner, 1892) (Chinese stingray)
References
- ^ Last, P.R.; Naylor, G.J.; Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. (2016). "A revised classification of the family Dasyatidae (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes) based on new morphological and molecular insights". Zootaxa. 4139 (3): 345–368. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4139.3.2. PMID 27470808.