Smalltooth stingray
| Smalltooth stingray | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Dasyatidae |
| Genus: | Dasyatis |
| Species: | D. rudis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasyatis rudis (Günther, 1870) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Trygon rudis Günther, 1870 | |
The smalltooth stingray (Dasyatis rudis) is an obscure species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the Gulf of Guinea. It is known only from a stuffed specimen described by Albert Günther in 1870, which has since been lost. In 1970, Springer and Collette assigned a jaw, tail, and two embryos from off Sierra Leone to this species, but later investigation found that the jaw belonged to a guitarfish, and the tail and embryos to a different species, possibly Dasyatis hastata.[1]
References
- 1 2 Séret, B.; G. Couzens & S.V. Valenti (2008). "Dasyatis rudis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
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