WoRMS taxon details
Dasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879
Genus Bathytoshia Whitley, 1933
Genus Brevitrygon Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Genus Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Fluvitrygon Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Genus Fontitrygon Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Genus Hemitrygon Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus Himantura Müller & Henle, 1837
Genus Hypanus Rafinesque, 1818
Genus Maculabatis Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Genus Megatrygon Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Genus Neotrygon Castelnau, 1873
Genus Pastinachus Rüppell, 1829
Genus Pateobatis Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Genus Pteroplatytrygon Fowler, 1910
Genus Taeniura Müller & Henle, 1837
Genus Taeniurops Garman, 1913
Genus Telatrygon Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Genus Trigon Rüppell, 1829
Genus Urogymnus Müller & Henle, 1837
Genus Amphotistius Garman, 1913 accepted as Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Anacanthus Cuvier, 1829 (ex Ehrenberg) accepted as Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810 (synonym)
Genus Anacanthus Ehrenberg in Van der Hoeven, 1833 accepted as Urogymnus Müller & Henle, 1837 (synonym)
Genus Dasyatus accepted as Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Dasybatis Blainville, 1825 accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Dasybatus Garman (ex Klein), 1885 accepted as Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Desyatis accepted as Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Himuntura accepted as Himantura Müller & Henle, 1837 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Rachinotus accepted as Rhachinotus Cantor, 1849 accepted as Urogymnus Müller & Henle, 1837 (misspelling)
Genus Toeniura accepted as Taeniura Müller & Henle, 1837 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Trygon Cuvier (ex Adanson), 1816 accepted as Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Urogymnosus accepted as Urogymnus Müller & Henle, 1837 (misspelling)
Genus Urolophoides Lindberg, 1930 accepted as Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Brevitrygon Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Genus Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Fluvitrygon Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Genus Fontitrygon Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Genus Hemitrygon Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus Himantura Müller & Henle, 1837
Genus Hypanus Rafinesque, 1818
Genus Maculabatis Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Genus Megatrygon Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Genus Neotrygon Castelnau, 1873
Genus Pastinachus Rüppell, 1829
Genus Pateobatis Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Genus Pteroplatytrygon Fowler, 1910
Genus Taeniura Müller & Henle, 1837
Genus Taeniurops Garman, 1913
Genus Telatrygon Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Genus Trigon Rüppell, 1829
Genus Urogymnus Müller & Henle, 1837
Genus Amphotistius Garman, 1913 accepted as Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Anacanthus Cuvier, 1829 (ex Ehrenberg) accepted as Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810 (synonym)
Genus Anacanthus Ehrenberg in Van der Hoeven, 1833 accepted as Urogymnus Müller & Henle, 1837 (synonym)
Genus Dasyatus accepted as Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Dasybatis Blainville, 1825 accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Dasybatus Garman (ex Klein), 1885 accepted as Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Desyatis accepted as Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Himuntura accepted as Himantura Müller & Henle, 1837 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Rachinotus accepted as Rhachinotus Cantor, 1849 accepted as Urogymnus Müller & Henle, 1837 (misspelling)
Genus Toeniura accepted as Taeniura Müller & Henle, 1837 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Trygon Cuvier (ex Adanson), 1816 accepted as Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Urogymnosus accepted as Urogymnus Müller & Henle, 1837 (misspelling)
Genus Urolophoides Lindberg, 1930 accepted as Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Chiefly marine; also in brackish and freshwater. Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Side of head continuous with the...
Description Chiefly marine; also in brackish and freshwater. Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Side of head continuous with the anterior margin of pectoral fin. Dorsal fin totally absent or indistinct, when present. Disc about 1.2 times as broad as long. No caudal fin. Tail long and whip-like. Most species with at least 1 long venomous spine on tail, which can cause excruciating pain to humans. Largest species to about 4 m length or width. Live-bearing (ovoviviparous). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Dasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105708 on 2023-06-03
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]




From other sources
Description Chiefly marine; also in brackish and freshwater. Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Side of head continuous with the anterior margin of pectoral fin. Dorsal fin totally absent or indistinct, when present. Disc about 1.2 times as broad as long. No caudal fin. Tail long and whip-like. Most species with at least 1 long venomous spine on tail, which can cause excruciating pain to humans. Largest species to about 4 m length or width. Live-bearing (ovoviviparous). [details]
Language | Name | |
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English | sting rays | [details] |
Japanese | アカエイ科 | [details] |
Norwegian Bokmål | pilskatefamilien | [details] |
Norwegian Nynorsk | pilskatefamilien | [details] |