''Dasyatis'' ( Greek δασύς ''dasýs'' meaning

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and βατίς ''batís'' meaning

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) is a

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in the

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Dasyatidae that is native to the Atlantic, including the

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. In a 2016

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revision, many of the species formerly assigned to ''Dasyatis'' were reassigned to other genera ('' Bathytoshia'', '' Fontitrygon'', '' Hemitrygon'', ''

Hypanus ''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 ''Dasyatis''. Species ...

'', '' Megatrygon'' and '' Telatrygon'').

Species

*'' Dasyatis dipterura'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880) (diamond stingray) *''

Dasyatis chrysonota The blue stingray (''Dasyatis chrysonota'') is a species of whiptail stingray of the family Dasyatidae often found in the coastal waters of southern Africa. Distribution and similar species The species' common geographical distribution ranges ...

'' A. Smith, 1828 (blue stingray) *'' Dasyatis hypostigma'' H. R. S. Santos & M. R. de Carvalho, 2004 (groovebelly stingray) *'' Dasyatis marmorata''

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, 1892 (marbled stingray) *'' Dasyatis pastinaca'' Linnaeus,

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(common stingray) *'' Dasyatis tortonesei'' Capapé, 1975 (Tortonese's stingray) Fossil species *

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'' Dasyatis africana'' Arambourg, 1947

References

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Species

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