Dasyatis
Dasyatis (Greek δασύς dasýs meaning rough or dense and βατίς batís meaning skate) is a genus of stingray in the family Dasyatidae that is native to the Atlantic, including the Mediterranean. In a 2016 taxonomic revision, many of the species formerly assigned to Dasyatis were reassigned to other genera (Bathytoshia, Fontitrygon, Hemitrygon, Hypanus, Megatrygon and Telatrygon).
Species
stingray
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderMyliobatiformes
- FamilyDasyatidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
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Dasyatis (Greek δασύς dasýs meaning rough or dense and βατίς batís meaning skate) is a genus of stingray in the family Dasyatidae that is native to the Atlantic, including the Mediterranean. In a 2016 taxonomic revision, many of the species formerly assigned to Dasyatis were reassigned to other genera (Bathytoshia, Fontitrygon, Hemitrygon, Hypanus, Megatrygon and Telatrygon).
==Species== Dasyatis chrysonota A. Smith, 1828 (blue stingray) Dasyatis gigantea (Lindberg, 1930) (giant stumptail stingray) Dasyatis hypostigma H. R. S. Santos & M. R. de Carvalho, 2004 (groovebelly stingray) Dasyatis marmorata Steindachner, 1892 (marbled stingray) Dasyatis pastinaca Linnaeus, 1758 (common stingray) Dasyatis tortonesei Capapé, 1975 (Tortonese's stingray)