Dasyatis Explained

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).^[1]

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)

Fossil species, data from Fossilworks

See also

• List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish

Notes and References

1. Last, P.R. . Naylor, G.J. . Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. . 2016 . A revised classification of the family Dasyatidae (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes) based on new morphological and molecular insights . Zootaxa . 4139 . 3 . 345–368 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4139.3.2 . 27470808.