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Hemitrygon longicauda

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Hemitrygon longicauda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Hemitrygon
Species:
H. longicauda
Binomial name
Hemitrygon longicauda
(Last & White, 2013)
Synonyms
  • Dasyatis longicauda Last & White, 2013

Hemitrygon longicauda, the Merauke stingray,[1] is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae.[2]

Hemitrygon longicauda is found in the Western Pacific, where it is endemic to southern New Guinea. This species reaches a length of 31 cm (12 in). [3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sherman, C.S.; Derrick, D.; Dharmadi, Grant, I & Sianipar, A. (2021). "Hemitrygon longicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T104110247A104112674. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T104110247A104112674.en. Retrieved 14 August 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Last, P.R. and W. White, 2013. Two new stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Dasyatidae) from the eastern Indonesian Archipelago. Zootaxa 3722(1):001-021.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hemitrygon longicauda". FishBase. February 2015 version.