WoRMS name details
Dasyatis brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)
212249 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212249)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Trygon brevicaudata Hutton, 1875) Hutton, F. W. (1875). Descriptions of new species of New-Zealand fish. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4).</em> v. 16 (no. 95) (art. 41): 313-317., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937508681859 [details]
Description Reputed to be the largest stingray in the world. Tends to inhabit the bottoms of bays and estuary flats, shoal lagoons,...
Description Reputed to be the largest stingray in the world. Tends to inhabit the bottoms of bays and estuary flats, shoal lagoons, river mouths or patches of sand between coral heads. Found at a depth of about 450 m or more, probably more abundant at 180-480 m. May also be caught using longlines.(Ref. 5213). Maximum disc width 220 cm. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Dasyatis brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212249 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Trygon brevicaudata Hutton, 1875) Hutton, F. W. (1875). Descriptions of new species of New-Zealand fish. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4).</em> v. 16 (no. 95) (art. 41): 313-317., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937508681859 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Other
additional source
King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Reputed to be the largest stingray in the world. Tends to inhabit the bottoms of bays and estuary flats, shoal lagoons, river mouths or patches of sand between coral heads. Found at a depth of about 450 m or more, probably more abundant at 180-480 m. May also be caught using longlines.(Ref. 5213). Maximum disc width 220 cm. [details]Remark Spelling Eschmeyer, pers. comm. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | short-tail stingray | [details] |
