Himantura
| Himantura | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Reticulate whipray (H. uarnak) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Dasyatidae |
| Genus: | Himantura J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Raja sephen uarnak J. F. Gmelin, 1789 | |
Himantura is a genus of stingray in the family Dasyatidae that is native to the Indo-Pacific. In a 2016 taxonomic revision, many of the species formerly assigned to Himantura were reassigned to other genera (Brevitrygon, Fluvitrygon, Maculabatis, Pateobatis, Styracura and Urogymnus).[1]
Species
- Himantura australis Last, White & Naylor, 2016 (Australian whipray)
- Himantura leoparda Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last, 2008 (Leopard whipray)
- Himantura uarnak (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (Reticulate whipray)
- Himantura undulata (Bleeker, 1852) (Honeycomb whipray)
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.
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