''Taeniura'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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

s in the

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Dasyatidae. The species ''

Taeniurops grabata The round fantail stingray (''Taeniurops grabatus'') or round stingray, is a poorly known species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It inhabits sandy, muddy, or rocky coastal habitats in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the southern Mediterra ...

'' and '' T. meyeni'' were formerly placed in this genus. However,

phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ...

research has shown that these two species are not closely related to ''T. lymma'', and they have been assigned to a separate genus, ''

Taeniurops ''Taeniurops'' is a genus of stingrays in the family Dasyatidae. Its two species were formerly contained within the genus ''Taeniura''. Species *''Taeniurops grabata'' ( Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1817) (Round fantail stingray) *'' Taeniurops meyen ...

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Taeniura lessoni ''Taeniura'' is a genus of stingrays in the family Dasyatidae. The species ''Taeniurops grabata'' and '' T. meyeni'' were formerly placed in this genus. However, phylogenetic research has shown that these two species are not closely related to ' ...

'' Last, White & Naylor, 2016 (Oceania fantail ray) *''

Taeniura lymma The bluespotted ribbontail ray (''Taeniura lymma'') is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. Found from the intertidal zone to a depth of , this species is common throughout the tropical Indian and western Pacific Oceans in nearshore ...

'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespotted ribbontail ray)

References

Dasyatidae Ray genera Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller Taxa named by Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle {{Rajiformes-stub