Multispine giant stingray

The multispine giant stingray, Dasyatis multispinosa is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. Some authors regard this species as the same as the pitted stingray (D. matsubarai).[2]

Multispine giant stingray

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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D. multispinosa
Binomial name
Dasyatis multispinosa
(Tokarev, 1959)
Synonyms

Urolophoides multispinosus Tokarev, 1959

References

  1. Ishihara, H. (2007). "Dasyatis multispinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Nishida, K. and K. Nakaya (1990). "Taxonomy of the genus Dasyatis (Elasmobranchii, Dasyatididae) from the North Pacific." in Pratt, H.L., S.H. Gruber and T. Taniuchi. Elasmobranchs as living resources: advances in the biology, ecology, systematics, and behaviour, and the status of fisheries. NOAA Technical Report, NMFS 90. pp. 327346.


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