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Hemitrygon
H. bennettii
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Hemitrygon

Müller & Henle, 1838
Type species
Trygon bennettii
Müller & Henle, 1841
Synonyms
  • Toshia Whitley, 1933
  • Urolophoides Lindberg, 1930

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.

References

  1. ^ 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.