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Dasyatis brevis (Garman, 1880)

Whiptail stingray
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Mexico country information

Common names: Raya con espinas, Raya de espina, Raya látigo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: De la Cruz Agüero, J., M. Arellano Martínez, V.M. Cota Gómez and G. de la Cruz-Agüero, 1997
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from several localities in Baja California Sur (Ref. 37955). Also Ref. 9254, 26550.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: De la Cruz Agüero, J., M. Arellano Martínez, V.M. Cota Gómez and G. de la Cruz-Agüero, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Hawaiian sting ray, Whip-tailed stingray, Hawaiian stingray, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Dasyatinae
Etymology: Dasyatis: Greek, dasys = rough, dense (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Garman.

Issue
This species is synonym of Dasyatis dipterura Jordan & Gilbert, 1880. See nomenclatural details in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Oct. 2012: Ref. 92135). The species page will be removed.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 70 m (Ref. 37955), usually 1 - 17 m (Ref. 9254).   Subtropical; 42°N - 19°S, 161°W - 70°W

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