Urogymnus
| Urogymnus | |
|---|---|
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| U. asperrimus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Dasyatidae |
| Genus: | Urogymnus Müller & Henle, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Raja asperrima Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Urogymnus is a genus of stingrays in the family Dasyatidae. The genus was previously considered to be monotypic, containing only the porcupine ray (U. asperrimus). Molecular phylogenetic research published in 2016 reassigned several species from Himantura to Urogymnus.[1]
Species
- Urogymnus acanthobothrium Last, White & Kyne, 2016 (Mumburarr whipray)[2]
- Urogymnus asperrimus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Porcupine ray)
- Urogymnus dalyensis (Last & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2008) (Freshwater whipray)
- Urogymnus granulatus (Macleay, 1883) (Mangrove whipray)
- Urogymnus lobistomus (Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last, 2006) (Tubemouth whipray)
- Urogymnus polylepis (Bleeker, 1852) (Giant freshwater 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.
- ↑ Last, P.R.; White, W.T.; Kyne, P.M. (2016). "Urogymnus acanthobothrium sp. nov., a new euryhaline whipray (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from Australia and Papua New Guinea". Zootaxa. 4147 (2): 162–176. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4147.2.4.
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