Hemitrygon longicauda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dasyatoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: Neoselachii
Subdivision/Subcohort: Batoidea
Superordo: Batomorphii
Ordo: Myliobatiformes
Subordo: Myliobatoidei
Superfamilia: Dasyatoidea

Familia: Dasyatidae
Subfamilia: Dasyatinae
Genus: Hemitrygon
Species:

Name

Hemitrygon longicauda (Last & White, 2013)

  • Holotype: MZB 21462.
  • Paratypes: 15 specimens.

Type locality: beach at Merauke, West Papua, Indonesia, 08°31’S; 140°22’E [1], less than 0.5 m depth.

Etymology: The species is named longicauda in allusion to its very long tail.

References

Primary references

  • Last, P.R.; White, W.T. 2013: Two new stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Dasyatidae) from the eastern Indonesian Archipelago. Zootaxa 3722(1): 1–21. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3722.1.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Merauke Stingray
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