WoRMS name details

Urogymnus ukpam (Smith, 1863)

404076  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404076)

 unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Hemitrygon ukpam Smith, 1863) Smith, J. A. (1863). Notice of the Ukpam, a large species (probably new) of sting ray (Trygon, Cuv.), found in the Old Calabar River, Africa. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh.</em> v. 2 (1859): 64-69. [details]   
Status This species may have been already completely eradicated (not be seen for years, only known by few specimens). The genus...  
Status This species may have been already completely eradicated (not be seen for years, only known by few specimens). The genus allocation in Urogymnus is doubtful. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Urogymnus ukpam (Smith, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404076 on 2024-09-25
Date
action
by
2009-06-19 09:44:48Z
created
2009-06-25 07:44:31Z
changed
2021-08-27 06:46:32Z
changed
2023-01-17 15:33:01Z
changed

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original description  (of Hemitrygon ukpam Smith, 1863) Smith, J. A. (1863). Notice of the Ukpam, a large species (probably new) of sting ray (Trygon, Cuv.), found in the Old Calabar River, Africa. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh.</em> v. 2 (1859): 64-69. [details]   

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   
From editor or global species database
Status This species may have been already completely eradicated (not be seen for years, only known by few specimens). The genus allocation in Urogymnus is doubtful. [details]