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Trygon sephen = cowtail stingray (Pastinachus sephen)
| Subject: | Trygon sephen = cowtail stingray (Pastinachus sephen)
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Pastinachus sephen syn. Trygon sephen
The species names / identity need verification. The original plates showed the fishes facing right and have been flipped here. Trygon sephen
Date 1878
Source Day, Francis (1878) The Fishes of India. Volume 2.
Author Francis Day
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trygon_sephen_Day_195.jpg
The cowtail stingray (Pastinachus sephen) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, widespread in the Indo-Pacific region and occasionally entering freshwater habitats. Other common names include banana-tail ray, drab stingray, fantail ray, feathertail stingray, and frill tailed sting ray. The most distinctive characteristic of the cowtail stingray is the large, flag-like ventral fold on its tail, which is especially prominent when the ray is swimming.
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Pastinachus
Species: Pastinachus sephen (Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
- Dasybatus gruveli Chabanaud, 1923
- Raja sancur Hamilton, 1822
- Raja sephen Forsskål, 1775
- Taeniura atra Macleay, 1883
- Trigon forskalii Rüppell, 1829 |
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