Brevitrygon
| Brevitrygon | |
|---|---|
 | |
| B. walga | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Dasyatidae |
| Subfamily: | Urogymninae |
| Genus: | Brevitrygon Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016 |
| Type species | |
| Dasyatis javaensis Last & White, 2013 | |
Brevitrygon is a genus of stingrays in the family Dasyatidae from the Indo-Pacific. Its species were formerly contained within the genus Himantura.[1]
Species
[edit]- Brevitrygon heterura (Bleeker, 1852) (Dwarf Whipray)
- Brevitrygon imbricata (Bloch & Schneider 1801) (Scaly whipray)
- Brevitrygon javaensis (Last & White, 2013) (Javan whipray)
- Brevitrygon manjajiae Last, Weigmann & Naylor, 2024 (Sandwich-tail Whipray)
- Brevitrygon walga (Müller & Henle, 1841) (Dwarf whipray)
References
[edit]- ↑ Last, P.R.; Naylor, G.J.; Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. (2016). "A revised classification of the family Dasyatidae (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes) based on new morphological and molecular insights". Zootaxa. 4139 (3): 345–368. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4139.3.2. PMID 27470808.