Fontitrygon

Fontitrygon
	F. geijskesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Dasyatidae
Genus:	Fontitrygon; Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Type species
	Trygon margarita; Günther, 1870

Fontitrygon is a genus of stingrays in the family Dasyatidae found in coastal tropical Atlantic waters and rivers that drain into the Atlantic. Fontitrygon species were formerly contained within the genus Dasyatis.[1]

Species

Fontitrygon colarensis (Santos, Gomes & Charvet-Almeida, 2004) (Colares stingray)
Fontitrygon garouaensis (Stauch & Blanc, 1962) (Niger stingray)
Fontitrygon geijskesi (Boeseman, 1948) (Sharpsnout stingray)
Fontitrygon margarita (Günther, 1870) (Daisy stingray)
Fontitrygon margaritella (Compagno & Roberts, 1984) (Pearl stingray)
Fontitrygon ukpam (Smith, 1863) (Pincushion ray)

References

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.

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[1] 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.