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Urogymnus Müller & Henle, 1837

AphiaID

206604 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206604)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Dasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879

Synonymised names

Anacanthus Ehrenberg in Van der Hoeven, 1833 · unaccepted (synonym)

Rachinotus · unaccepted (misspelling)

Rhachinotus Cantor, 1849 · unaccepted (synonym)

Urogymnosus · unaccepted (misspelling)

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Species Urogymnus acanthobothrium Last, White & Kyne, 2016
Species Urogymnus asperrimus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Urogymnus dalyensis (Last & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2008)
Species Urogymnus granulatus (Macleay, 1883)
Species Urogymnus lobistoma (Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last, 2006)
Species Urogymnus polylepis (Bleeker, 1852)
Species Urogymnus africana (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Urogymnus asperrimus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (misspelling)
Species Urogymnus africanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Urogymnus asperrimus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Urogymnus aperrimus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Urogymnus asperrimus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (misspelling)
Species Urogymnus natalensis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911) accepted as Gymnura natalensis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911)
Species Urogymnus poecilura (Shaw, 1804) accepted as Gymnura poecilura (Shaw, 1804)
Species Urogymnus rhombeus Klunzinger, 1871 accepted as Urogymnus asperrimus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Urogymnus ukpam (Smith, 1863) accepted as Fontitrygon ukpam (Smith, 1863)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Urogymnus Müller & Henle, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206604 on 2026-07-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-28 06:51:36Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-03-12 06:46:53Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]