Himantura Explained

Himantura is a genus of stingray in the family Dasyatidae that is native to the Indo-Pacific. In a 2016 taxonomic revision, many of the species formerly assigned to Himantura were reassigned to other genera (Brevitrygon, Fluvitrygon, Maculabatis, Pateobatis, Styracura and Urogymnus).[1]

Species

Twelve extant species are currently recognized as valid,[2] formerly four or five species.[3]

The former contentious species, Himantura tutul[5] has had its validity disputed[6] and has been considered a junior synonym of H. uarnak by the Catalog of Fishes.[7] However, H. tutul was previously confused not with H. uarnak, but with H. leoparda, and subsequently shown to be genetically distinct and reproductively isolated from both H. uarnak and H. leoparda.[8] [9] [10] Both adult H. leoparda and H. tutul present leopard-like ocellated spots. These are smaller and more numerous in H. tutul.[5] [8] [9]

Synonyms

Data from: [2]

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 .
  2. Bailly, Nicolas. 2014 . Himantura Müller & Henle, 1837. 105752. 2 July 2023.
  3. Fernando, D. . Brown, R.M.K. . Tanna, A. . Gobiraj, R. . Ralicki, H. . Jockusch, E.L. . Ebert, D.A. . Jensen, K. . Caira, J.N. . 2019 . New insights into the identities of the elasmobranch fauna of Sri Lanka . Zootaxa . 4585 . 2 . 201–238. 10.11646/zootaxa.4585.2.1 . 31716166 . 146082424 . free .
  4. Web site: Extinct - valid species Species Shark-References. shark-references.com. 2023-07-06.
  5. Borsa, P.. Durand, J.-D. . Shen, K.-N.. Arlyza, I.S. . Solihin, D.D.. Berrebi, P. . 2013 . Himantura tutul sp. nov. (Myliobatoidae, Dasyatidae), a new ocellated whipray from the tropical Indo-West Pacific, described from its cytochrome-oxidase I gene sequence . Comptes Rendus Biologies . 336 . 2 . 82–92 . 10.1016/j.crvi.2013.01.004. 23608177 . 13204782 .
  6. Weigmann, S.. 2016 . Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on biogeographical diversity . Journal of Fish Biology . 88. 3 . 837–1037 . 10.1111/jfb.12874. 26860638 . 2016JFBio..88..837W .
  7. Web site: Eschmeyer, W.N. . R. Fricke . R. van der Laan . 24 April 2018 . Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . 24 April 2018 .
  8. Arlyza, I.S. . Shen, K.-N. . Solihin, D.D.. Soedharma D. . Berrebi, P. . Borsa, P. . 2013 . Species boundaries in the Himantura uarnak species complex (Myliobatiformes : Dasyatidae) . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 66 . 1 . 429–435 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.09.023. 23023209 . 2013MolPE..66..429A . 17310045 .
  9. Borsa, P. . 2017 . Comment on 'Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on biogeographical diversity' by Weigmann (2016) . Journal of Fish Biology . 90 . 4 . 1170–1175 . 10.1111/jfb.13235. 28026866 . 2017JFBio..90.1170B .
  10. Philippe Borsa . Collin T. Williams . Ashlie J. McIvor . Thierry B. Hoareau . Michael L. Berumen . Neotype designation and re-description of Forsskål's reticulate whipray Himantura uarnak . Marine Biodiversity . 51 . 2021 . 2 . 28 . 10.1007/s12526-021-01180-1 . 2021MarBd..51...28B . 10754/665804 . 255610805 . free .

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