WoRMS name details
Dasyatis brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)
212249 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212249)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
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. (2023). FishBase. Dasyatis brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212249 on 2023-12-07
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Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
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
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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] |
