WoRMS name details
Dasyatis kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841)
212245 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212245)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Trygon kuhlii Müller & Henle, 1841) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. [details]
Description Found in sand flats of lagoon and seaward reefs. Feeds on sand-dwelling invertebrates. The venomous spine can inflict a...
Description Found in sand flats of lagoon and seaward reefs. Feeds on sand-dwelling invertebrates. The venomous spine can inflict a painful wound. Disc width 40 cm. Apparently rare. May be caught using longlines (Ref. 5213). One of the most commercially important rays in the Western central Pacific (Ref. 9840). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Dasyatis kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212245 on 2025-12-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Trygon kuhlii Müller & Henle, 1841) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). 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). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found in sand flats of lagoon and seaward reefs. Feeds on sand-dwelling invertebrates. The venomous spine can inflict a painful wound. Disc width 40 cm. Apparently rare. May be caught using longlines (Ref. 5213). One of the most commercially important rays in the Western central Pacific (Ref. 9840). [details]