Hemitrygon

Hemitrygon
H. bennettii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Subfamily: Dasyatinae
Genus: Hemitrygon
Müller & Henle, 1838
Type species
Trygon bennettii
Müller & Henle, 1841
Synonyms

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. H. yemenensis was described in 2020 from materials collected nearly 120 years ago and its status in the wild is unknown.[2]

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. PMID 27470808.
  2. ^ Moore, Alec B. M.; Last, Peter R.; Naylor, Gavin J. P. (2020-07-23). "Hemitrygon yemenensis sp. nov., a new species of stingray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean". Zootaxa. 4819 (2): 364–374. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4819.2.8. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33055664.

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