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Fluvitrygon
''Fluvitrygon'' is a genus of stingrays in the family Dasyatidae from freshwater in southeast Asia. Its species were formerly contained within the genus ''Himantura ''Himantura'' is a genus of stingray in the family (biology), family Dasyatidae that is native to the Indo-Pacific. In a 2016 Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic revision, many of the species formerly assigned to ''Himantura'' were reassigned to other ...''. Species *'' Fluvitrygon kittipongi'' ( Vidthayanon & Roberts, 2006) (Roughback whipray) *'' Fluvitrygon oxyrhyncha'' ( Sauvage, 1878) (Marbled whipray) *'' Fluvitrygon signifer'' ( Compagno & Roberts, 1982) (White-edge freshwater whipray) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q26903849 Dasyatidae Taxa named by Peter R. Last Taxa named by Bernadette Mabel Manjaji-Matsumoto Freshwater fish genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marbled Whipray
The marbled whipray (''Fluvitrygon oxyrhynchus'') is a little-known species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, native to several freshwater rivers in Southeast Asia. This species has an oval pectoral fin disc with an elongated, pointed snout and a very long, whip-like tail without fin folds. It is characterized by numerous heart-shaped dermal denticles and tubercles on its upper surface, as well as a reticulated pattern of brown blotches on a light background. The maximum recorded disc width is . The marbled whipray has been assessed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); it is heavily threatened by fishing and habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation. Taxonomy French zoologist Henri-Emilé Sauvage originally described the marbled whipray as ''Trygon oxyrhynchus'' based on a female specimen caught near Saigon, Vietnam, in an 1878 volume of the scientific journal ''Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris''. In 1913, Samuel Garm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |