''Urogymnus'' is a
genus of
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
family Dasyatidae from marine,
brackish and freshwater habitats in the
Indo-Pacific
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In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...
and tropical East Atlantic regions. The genus was previously considered to be
monotypic, containing only the
porcupine ray
The porcupine ray (''Urogymnus asperrimus'') is a rare species of stingray in the family (biology), family Dasyatidae. This benthic fish, bottom-dweller is found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, as well as off West Africa. It favors sand, ...
(''U. asperrimus'').
Molecular phylogenetic
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research published in 2016 reassigned several species from ''
Himantura'' to ''Urogymnus''.
Species
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Urogymnus acanthobothrium
The mumburarr whipray (''Urogymnus acanthobothrium'') is a species of whipray from northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea, described in 2016.
Discovery
The first tissue sample was collected in 1999 by scientists funded by the Americ ...
''
Last, White & Kyne
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, 2016 (Mumburarr whipray)
*''
Urogymnus asperrimus''
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& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Porcupine ray)
*''
Urogymnus dalyensis''
( Last & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2008) (Freshwater whipray)
*''
Urogymnus granulatus''
( Macleay, 1883) (Mangrove whipray)
*''
Urogymnus lobistoma''
( Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last, 2006) (Tubemouth whipray)
*''
Urogymnus polylepis''
(Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Urogymnus africana
The porcupine ray (''Urogymnus asperrimus'') is a rare species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. This bottom-dweller is found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, as well as off West Africa. It favors sand, coral rubble, and seagra ...
'' (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
*''Urogymnus africanus
The porcupine ray (''Urogymnus asperrimus'') is a rare species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. This bottom-dweller is found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, as well as off West Africa. It favors sand, coral rubble, and seagra ...
'' (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
*''Urogymnus natalensis
''Urogymnus'' is a genus of stingrays in the family Dasyatidae from marine, brackish and freshwater habitats in the Indo-Pacific and tropical East Atlantic regions. The genus was previously considered to be monotypic, containing only the po ...
'' (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911)
*''Urogymnus poecilura
''Urogymnus'' is a genus of stingrays in the family (biology), family Dasyatidae from marine, brackish and freshwater habitats in the Indo-Pacific and tropical East Atlantic regions. The genus was previously considered to be monotypic, containing ...
'' (Shaw, 1804)
*''Urogymnus rhombeus
The porcupine ray (''Urogymnus asperrimus'') is a rare species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. This bottom-dweller is found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, as well as off West Africa. It favors sand, coral rubble, and seagra ...
'' Klunzinger, 1871
*'' Urogymnus ukpam'' (Smith, 1863)
*'' Urogymnus aperrimus'' (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
References
Dasyatidae
Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller
Taxa named by Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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