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Fontitrygon margaritella (Compagno & Roberts, 1984)

Pearl stingray
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Nigeria country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Lagos, BMNH 1917.11.2.75; Lagos Lagoon 1937.4.19.4 (Ref. 26277).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V. and T.R. Roberts, 1984
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Common names from other countries

Pärlitera-astelrai, Ebagnalite, Paarlemoerpijlstaartrog, ... more

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

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Urogymninae
Etymology: margaritella: Named for the smaller size of this stingray and of its pearl (Latin: margarita) spine, as compared to Dasyatis margarita (Ref. 26277).
  More on authors: Compagno & Roberts.

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

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 60 m (Ref. 114953).   Tropical

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