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Hypanus Geijskesi
''Hypanus'' is a genus of stingrays in the family Dasyatidae from warmer parts of the East Pacific and Atlantic, including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. The genus was previous regarded as a junior synonym of the genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ... ''Dasyatis''. Species Eleven species are recognised by Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes. The placement of ''H. marianae'' and ''H. rudis'' within the genus is provisional, pending more thorough investigation. *''Southern stingray, Hypanus americanus'' (Samuel Frederick Hildebrand, Hildebrand & William Charles Schroeder, Schroeder, 1928) (Southern stingray) *''Lutz's stingray, Hypanus berthalutzae'' Petean, Naylor & Lima, 2020 (Lutz's stingray) *''Diamond stingray, Hypanus dipterurus'' (David Starr Jordan, Jordan & C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluntnose Stingray
The bluntnose stingray or Say's stingray (''Hypanus say'', often misspelled ''sayi'') is a species of Myliobatiformes, stingray in the family (biology), family Dasyatidae, native to the coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from the U.S. state of Massachusetts to Venezuela. It is a benthic fish, bottom-dwelling species that prefers sandy or muddy habitats deep, and is fish migration, migratory in the northern portion of its range. Typically growing to across, the bluntnose stingray is characterized by a rhomboid pectoral fin disc with broadly rounded outer corners and an obtuse-angled snout. It has a whip-like tail with both an upper keel and a lower fin fold, and a line of small tubercles along the middle of its back. More active at night than during the day when it is usually buried in sediment, the bluntnose stingray is a predator of small benthic invertebrates and bony fishes. This species is aplacental viviparous, in which the unborn young are nourished initially b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
