Common names:
邁氏條尾魟, 鯆魚, 黑點土鯆
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
Abundance:
occasional (usually not seen)
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Uses:
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Comments:
Reported from Tung Ping Chau (Ref. 94637); and Cape D'Aguilar (Ref. 129329). Also reported from Port Island, Nam She Wan, and Sham Wan. Only a single individual was seen at each site, hiding in coral areas and rocky reefs. One of the largest rays in Hong Kong (Ref. 128523). The species was observed on 2 to 10 occasions during 400 dive surveys on artificial reefs (Ref. 119494).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Wilson, K.D.P., 2003
National Database:
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Dasyatinae
Etymology: Taeniurops:From feminine Latin noun, 'taenia' = ribbon or band, ancient Greek 'oura' = tail, referring to fin fold underneath tail and Greek 'ops' = appearance; originally proposed as a subgenus of Taeniura (Richard Bajol, pers. Comm. 06/16)..; meyeni:Named for Franz Julius Ferdinand Meyen (1804-1840), physician and botanist (R. Bajol, pers.comm. 06/16).. More on authors: Müller & Henle.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 500 m (Ref. 37816), usually 20 - 60 m (Ref. 30573). Tropical; 41°N - 36°S, 25°E - 77°W
Distribution
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