''Hypanus'' is a

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stingray Stingrays are a group of sea Batoidea, rays, a type of cartilaginous fish. They are classified in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes and consist of eight families: Hexatrygonidae (sixgill stingray), Plesiobatidae (deepwate ...

s in the

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Dasyatidae from warmer parts of the East Pacific and Atlantic, including the

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. The genus was previous regarded as a

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of the

Dasyatis ''Dasyatis'' (Greek alphabet, Greek δασύς ''dasýs'' meaning wikt:rough, rough or Density, dense and βατίς ''batís'' meaning Skate (fish), skate) is a genus of stingray in the family (biology), family Dasyatidae that is native to the ...

''.

Species

Eleven species are recognised by

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. The placement of ''H. marianae'' and ''H. rudis'' within the genus is provisional, pending more thorough investigation. *'' Hypanus americanus'' (

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, 1928) (Southern stingray) *'' Hypanus berthalutzae'' Petean, Naylor & Lima, 2020 (Lutz's stingray) *'' Hypanus dipterurus'' (

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& Gilbert, 1880) (Diamond stingray) *'' Hypanus geijskesi'' (Boeseman 1948) *'' Hypanus guttatus'' (

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& Schneider, 1801) (Longnose stingray) *'' Hypanus longus'' (

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, 1880) (Longtail stingray) *'' Hypanus marianae'' (Gomes, Rosa & Gadig, 2000) (Brazilian large-eyed stingray) *'' Hypanus rubioi'' Mejía-Falla, Navia, Cardeñosa & Tavera, 2025 (Longnose Pacific stingray?) *'' Hypanus rudis'' ( Günther, 1870) (Smalltooth stingray) *'' Hypanus sabinus'' ( Lesueur, 1824) (Atlantic stingray) *'' Hypanus say'' ( Lesueur, 1817) (Bluntnose stingray)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q26903845 Dasyatidae Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque