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Species in the family or subfamily Urolophidae: [ 38 ] records


armatus, Urolophus Valenciennes [A.] in Müller & Henle 1841:174 [Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen; ref. 3069] New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-2331. Type catalog: Bertin 1939:88 [ref. 20739], Séret & McEachran 1987:22 [ref. 9312]. Authorship changed to Valenciennes 1841 -- Jones et al. 2015:570 [ref. 34086]. •Valid as Urolophus armatus Valenciennes 1841 -- (Last & Compagno 1999:1472 [ref. 24639], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Choi et al. 2003:72 [ref. 26218], Séret & Last 2003:318 [ref. 27523], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Schwartz 2008:34 [ref. 36773], Weigmann 2016:158 [ref. 34211] with authorship as Müller & Henle). •Valid as Spinilophus armatus (Valenciennes 1841) -- (Yearsley & Last 2016:36 [ref. 34939] with authorship as Müller & Henle, Last et al. 2016:678 [ref. 35015] with authorship as Müller & Henle, White et al. 2017:272 [ref. 35860], White & Ko'ou 2018:64 [ref. 35922], Fricke et al. 2019:44 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Spinilophus armatus (Valenciennes 1841). Urolophidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) endemic. Habitat: marine.

aurantiacus, Urolophus Müller [J.] & Henle [F. G. J.] 1841:173, [Pl. 56 (right)] [Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen; ref. 3069] Port Western [Westernport], Victoria, Australia; Tasmania, Australia; Gotto Island [Nagasaki, Japan]. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-2602 (1), 0000-2603 (1), 0000-2352 (1); ZMB 7584 (1, dry). Type catalog: Séret & McEachran 1987:23 [ref. 9312], Paepke & Schmidt 1988:181-182 [ref. 21041]. Based on Pastinaca jeinorui in manuscript description by Heinrich Bürger, and on several specimens. ZMB 7584 "should be considered the lectotype.." Ebert et al. 2013:359 [ref. 33045]. •Valid as Urolophus aurantiacus Müller & Henle 1841 -- (Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:15 [ref. 6441], Nakaya in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:71, 310 [ref. 8057], Nishida 1990:92 [ref. 19783], Senou & Masuda 1998:5 [ref. 24388], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Nakabo 2000:176 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:583 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2001:291 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:176 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:486 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:398 [ref. 28370], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Shinohara et al. 2011:39 [ref. 31715], Yamashita et al. 2012:131 [ref. 32408], Ebert et al. 2013:359 [ref. 33045], Shinohara et al. 2014:235 [ref. 33330], Dyldin 2015:76 [ref. 34524], Weigmann 2016:158 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939] with remarks, Last et al. 2016:685 [ref. 35015], Motomura et al. 2017:25 [ref. 35490], Kim et al. 2020:47 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:15 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus aurantiacus Müller & Henle 1841. Urolophidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines and Taiwan north to Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.

australis, Trygonoptera Steindachner [F.] 1866:53 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe v. 3 (no. 7); ref. 20460] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): NMW 79486. Appeared first in the abstract as above, then in Steindachner 1866:480, Pl. 7 [ref. 4210]; also on p. 57 of separate. •Synonym of Urolophus testaceus (Müller & Henle 1841) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:48 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Trygonoptera testacea Müller & Henle 1841 -- (Last & Stevens 1994:427 [ref. 23873], Paxton et al. 2006:199 [ref. 28994]). Current status: Synonym of Trygonoptera testacea Müller & Henle 1841. Urolophidae. Habitat: marine.

bucculentus, Urolophus Macleay [W.] 1884:172 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 1); ref. 17589] Outside Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia, depth 40-60 fathoms. Holotype: AMS B.642. Paratypes: AMS B.641 (1), B.643 (1). •Valid as Urolophus bucculentus Macleay 1884 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:47 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:19 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:175 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:430 [ref. 23873], Last & Compagno 1999:1473 [ref. 24639], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Séret & Last 2003:317 [ref. 27523], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Paxton et al. 2006:199 [ref. 28994], Gomon et al. 2008:129 [ref. 30619], Schwartz 2008:34 [ref. 36773], Weigmann 2016:158 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:686 [ref. 35015], White et al. 2017:274 [ref. 35860], White & Ko'ou 2018:64 [ref. 35922], Fricke et al. 2019:44 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus bucculentus Macleay 1884. Urolophidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Queensland south to Victoria and Tasmania (Australia); Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

circularis, Urolophus McKay [R. J.] 1966:69, Fig. 2 [Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia v. 49 (pt 3) (art. 9); ref. 9043] Near Seaward Reef, 3 miles west of Carnac Island, Fremantle area, Western Australia, depth 5 fathoms. Holotype (unique): WAM P.8191-001. Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:5 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:5 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Urolophus circularis McKay 1966 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:47 [ref. 12442], Last & Stevens 1994:431 [ref. 23873], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Hutchins 2001:16 [ref. 25847], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Paxton et al. 2006:199 [ref. 28994], Gomon et al. 2008:130 [ref. 30619], Schwartz 2008:34 [ref. 36773], Weigmann 2016:159 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:687 [ref. 35015], Hoschke et al. 2019:153 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus circularis McKay 1966. Urolophidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

cruciata, Raja Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1804:201, 210, Pl. 55 (fig. 2) [Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 4; ref. 12515] Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-2352. Type catalog: Bertin 1939:87-88 [ref. 20739], Séret & McEachran 1987:22 [ref. 9312]. •Valid as Urolophus cruciatus (Lacepède 1804) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:47 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:20 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:176 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:432 [ref. 23873], Kuiter 1997:20 [ref. 25488], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Paxton et al. 2006:200 [ref. 28994], Gomon et al. 2008:131 [ref. 30619], Schwartz 2008:35 [ref. 36773], Weigmann 2016:159 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939] with remarks, Last et al. 2016:688 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus cruciatus (Lacepède 1804). Urolophidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: South Australia east to New South Wales (Australia). Habitat: marine.

deforgesi, Urolophus Séret [B.] & Last [P. R.] 2003:312, Fig. 2 [Cybium v. 27 (no. 4); ref. 27523] Chesterfield Islands, 22°34'S, 159°17'E, depth 330 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1997-3743. Paratypes: AMS I 41086-001 [ex MNHN 1997-3691] (1); CSIRO H 5697-02 [ex MNHN 1997-3742] (1); MNHN 1997-3686 to 3690 (1 ea. = 5), 1997-3692 to 3696 (1 ea. = 5), 1997-3697 to 3699 (3, embryos), 1997-3700 (1). Plus other material (2). •Valid as Urolophus deforgesi Séret & Last 2003 -- (Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Schwartz 2008:35 [ref. 36773], Fricke et al. 2011:347 [ref. 31242], Weigmann 2016:159 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:689 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus deforgesi Séret & Last 2003. Urolophidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

ephippiatus, Urolophus Richardson [J.] 1845:35, Pl. 24 [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Storm Bay, Tasmania, Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1855.9.19.1403. •Synonym of Urolophus cruciatus (Lacepède 1804) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:47 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:176 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:432 [ref. 23873], Paxton et al. 2006:200 [ref. 28994]). Current status: Synonym of Urolophus cruciatus (Lacepède 1804). Urolophidae. Habitat: marine.

expansus, Urolophus McCulloch [A. R.] 1916:178, Fig. 2 [Biological Results Endeavour v. 4 (pt 4); ref. 4934] Great Australian Bight, South Australia, depth 80-120 fathoms. Syntypes: (5) AMS E.3501 (1), E.3505 (1), I.14040 (1). •Valid as Urolophus expansus McCulloch 1916 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:47 [ref. 12442], Nishida 1990:92 [ref. 19783], Gomon et al. 1994:177 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:433 [ref. 23873], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Hutchins 2001:16 [ref. 25847], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Paxton et al. 2006:200 [ref. 28994], Gomon et al. 2008:132 [ref. 30619], Schwartz 2008:35 [ref. 36773], Weigmann 2016:159 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:690 [ref. 35015], Hoschke et al. 2019:153 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus expansus McCulloch 1916. Urolophidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia, South Australia. Habitat: marine.

flavomosaicus, Urolophus Last [P. R.] & Gomon [M. F.] 1987:68, Fig. 5 [Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 17692] North of Port Hedland, Western Australia, 18°20'S, 118°27'E, depth 202 meters. Holotype: CSIRO CA 2867. Paratypes: CSIRO CA 2866 (1), CA 2868-69 (1, 1); NMV A1810 (1). •Valid as Urolophus flavomosaicus Last & Gomon 1987 -- (Last & Stevens 1994:434 [ref. 23873], Allen 1997:48 [ref. 23977], Last & Compagno 1999:1473 [ref. 24639], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Hutchins 2001:16 [ref. 25847], Séret & Last 2003:317 [ref. 27523], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Paxton et al. 2006:200 [ref. 28994], Schwartz 2008:35 [ref. 36773], Weigmann 2016:159 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939] with remarks, Last et al. 2016:691 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus flavomosaicus Last & Gomon 1987. Urolophidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

fuscus, Urolophus Garman [S.] 1885:41 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 8 (no. 482); ref. 14445] Off eastern coast Niphon, Japan. Holotype (unique): USNM 7058. Urolophidae. Habitat: marine.

galba, Trygonoptera Last [P. R.] & Yearsley [G. K.] 2008:269, Figs. 1-4 [CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022; ref. 29692] Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, 27°55'S, 113°13'E, depth 100-183 meters. Holotype: NMV A 1793. Paratypes: CSIRO H 6665-01 (1); NMV A 1712 (2), A 1775 (2); WAM P 27217-001 (1), P 27287-002 (1). •Valid as Trygonoptera galba Last & Yearsley 2008 -- (Weigmann 2016:158 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:679 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Trygonoptera galba Last & Yearsley 2008. Urolophidae. Distribution: Western Australia [doubtfully South Australia], Australia. Habitat: marine.

gigas, Urolophus Scott [T. D.] 1954:105, Pl. 22 [Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) v. 11 (no. 2); ref. 12665] Port Noarlunga, 35°09'S, 138°29'E, South Australia. Holotype (unique): SAMA F2744 + cast F4127 (cast missing in 1996). Type catalog: Glover 1976:169 [ref. 19449]. •Valid as Urolophus gigas Scott 1954 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:47 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:19 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:178 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:435 [ref. 23873], Kuiter 1997:20 [ref. 25488], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Hutchins 2001:16 [ref. 25847], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Paxton et al. 2006:200 [ref. 28994], Gomon et al. 2008:133 [ref. 30619], Schwartz 2008:35 [ref. 36773], Weigmann 2016:159 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939] with remarks, Last et al. 2016:692 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus gigas Scott 1954. Urolophidae. Distribution: Australia: Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

henlei, Trygonoptera Steindachner [F.] 1866:53 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe v. 3 (no. 7); ref. 20460] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): NMW 50226. Appeared first in the abstract as above, then in Steindachner 1866:479, Pl. 6 (fig. 4) [ref. 4210]; also on p. 56 of separate. •Synonym of Urolophus testaceus (Müller & Henle 1841) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:48 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Trygonoptera testacea Müller & Henle 1841 -- (Last & Stevens 1994:427 [ref. 23873], Paxton et al. 2006:199 [ref. 28994]). Current status: Synonym of Trygonoptera testacea Müller & Henle 1841. Urolophidae. Habitat: marine.

imitata, Trygonoptera Yearsley [G. K.], Last [P. R.] & Gomon [M. F.] 2008:261, Figs. 1-4 [CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022; ref. 29691] East of Wilsons Promontory, Bass Strait, Victoria, Australia, 39°00'S, 146°35'E, depth 41-42 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 3548-01. Paratypes: 17 specimens at AMS, CSIRO, NMV. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Trygonoptera imitata Yearsley, Last & Gomon 2008 -- (Last & Yearsley 2008:273 [ref. 29692], Weigmann 2016:158 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:680 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Trygonoptera imitata Yearsley, Last & Gomon 2008. Urolophidae. Distribution: Southeastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

javanica, Trygonoptera Martens [E. von] 1864:260 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1864 (for 18 Apr. 1864); ref. 13934] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype: ZMB 5301. Type catalog: Paepke & Schmidt 1988:178 [ref. 21041]. •Valid as Urolophus javanicus (Martens 1864) -- (Last & Compagno 1999:1474 [ref. 24639], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Weigmann 2016:159 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:693 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus javanicus (Martens 1864). Urolophidae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

jeinorui, Pastinaca Bürger [H.] in Müller & Henle 1841:173 [Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen; ref. 3069] Not available, manuscript name mentioned in passing under Urolophus aurantiacus Müller & Henle 1841. Nomen Nudum. Urolophidae.

kaianus, Urolophus Günther [A.] 1880:37 [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Kai Islands, Indonesia, Banda Sea, Challenger station 192, depth 129 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1879.5.14.424 (1), 1890.2.26.205 (1). •Valid as Urolophus kaianus Günther 1880 -- (Last & Compagno 1999:1474 [ref. 24639], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Weigmann 2016:159 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:694 [ref. 35015], Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:151 [ref. 37726]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus kaianus Günther 1880. Urolophidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Kai Islands (Maluku, Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

kapalensis, Urolophus Yearsley [G. K.] & Last [P. R.] 2006:42, Figs. 1-5 [Zootaxa No. 1176; ref. 28667] Jervis Bay, 35°02'S, 150°45'E, New South Wales, Tasman Sea, Australia, depth 18-22 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 999-02. Paratypes: CSIRO H 74-03 (1), H 74-05 (1), H 74-09 (1), H 999-09 (1), H 999-11 (1)H 999-13 (1), H 1002-05 (1); NMV A 25097-001 (1), 25098-001 (1). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Urolophus kapalensis Yearsley & Last 2006 -- (Weigmann 2016:159 [ref. 34211], Kyne et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34476], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:695 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus kapalensis Yearsley & Last 2006. Urolophidae. Distribution: Off southeastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

lobatus, Urolophus McKay [R. J.] 1966:71 [Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia v. 49 (pt 3) (art. 9); ref. 9043] Northeast of Rottnest Island, Western Australia, depth 17-18 fathoms. Holotype: WAM P.14133-001. Paratypes: WAM: P.14120-001 through P.14127-001 (8), P.14129-001 through P.14131-001 (3), P.14134-001 through P.14138-001 (5), P.14140 (1). Type information: Hutchins & Smith 1991:5 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:5 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Urolophus lobatus McKay 1966 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:47 [ref. 12442], Last & Stevens 1994:436 [ref. 23873], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Hutchins 2001:16 [ref. 25847], White & Potter 2005:101 [ref. 28103], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Paxton et al. 2006:200 [ref. 28994], Gomon et al. 2008:134 [ref. 30619], Schwartz 2008:35 [ref. 36773], Weigmann 2016:159 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:696 [ref. 35015], Hoschke et al. 2019:153 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus lobatus McKay 1966. Urolophidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

mitosis, Urolophus Last [P. R.] & Gomon [M. F.] 1987:68, Fig. 4 [Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 17692] North of Forestier Island, Western Australia, 18°39'S, 117°53'E, depth 200 meters. Holotype: CSIRO CA 2874. Paratypes: CSIRO CA 2875-77 (1, 1, 1), CSIRO H 574 (1). •Valid as Urolophus mitosis Last & Gomon 1987 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:26 [ref. 25477], Last & Stevens 1994:437 [ref. 23873], Allen 1997:46 [ref. 23977], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Hutchins 2001:16 [ref. 25847], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Paxton et al. 2006:201 [ref. 28994], Schwartz 2008:35 [ref. 36773], Weigmann 2016:159 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:697 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus mitosis Last & Gomon 1987. Urolophidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: northern Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

mucosus, Urolophus (Trygonoptera) Whitley [G. P.] 1939:257, Pl. 20 (fig. 2) [Australian Zoologist v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 4695] Albany, King George Sound, Western Australia. Holotype: AMS IA.670. Paratypes: AMS IA.671 (1). •Valid as Urolophus mucosus Whitley 1939 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:47 [ref. 12442]). •Valid as Trygonoptera mucosa (Whitley 1939) -- (Kuiter 1993:21 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:173 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:424 [ref. 23873], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Hutchins 2001:16 [ref. 25847], White & Potter 2005:101 [ref. 28103], Paxton et al. 2006:198 [ref. 28994], Schwartz 2008:34 [ref. 36773], Yearsley et al. 2008:266 [ref. 29691], Last & Yearsley 2008:273 [ref. 29692], Gomon et al. 2008:127 [ref. 30619], Weigmann 2016:158 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939] with remarks, Last et al. 2016:681 [ref. 35015], Hoschke et al. 2019:153[ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Trygonoptera mucosa (Whitley 1939). Urolophidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia, South Australia. Habitat: marine.

muelleri, Trygonoptera Steindachner [F.] 1866:53 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe v. 3 (no. 7); ref. 20460] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): NMW 77888. Appeared first in the abstract as above as mülleri, then in Steindachner 1866:479, Pl. 6 (fig. 5) [ref. 4210] as müllerii and mülleri (caption); also on p. 56 of separate. •Synonym of Urolophus testaceus (Müller & Henle 1841) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:48 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Trygonoptera testacea Müller & Henle 1841 -- (Last & Stevens 1994:427 [ref. 23873], Paxton et al. 2006:199 [ref. 28994]). Current status: Synonym of Trygonoptera testacea Müller & Henle 1841. Urolophidae. Habitat: marine.

neocaledoniensis, Urolophus Séret [B.] & Last [P. R.] 2003:315, Fig. 3 [Cybium v. 27 (no. 4); ref. 27523] Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia), 23°02'S, 166°58'E, depth 350 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1997-3715. Paratypes: AMS I.41087-001 [ex MNHN 1997-3740] (1); CSIRO H 5696-01 [ex MNHN 1997-3741] (1); MNHN 1997-3701 to 3714 (1 ea. = 14), 3716 (1), 3717 (1, embryo). •Valid as Urolophus neocaledoniensis Séret & Last 2003 -- (Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Schwartz 2008:35 [ref. 36773], Fricke et al. 2011:347 [ref. 31242], Weigmann 2016:159 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:698 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus neocaledoniensis Séret & Last 2003. Urolophidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia, and northern part of Norfolk Ridge. Habitat: marine.

orarius, Urolophus Last [P. R.] & Gomon [M. F.] 1987:65, Fig. 3 [Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 17692] Investigator Strait, South Australia, 35°20'S, 137°50'E, depth 20 meters. Holotype: AMS I.20194-043. Paratypes: AMS I.20194-044 (1), SAMA 1187 (2), 1647 (2),1079 (1) F8921 [ex A403] (orig. 2, now 1). •Valid as Urolophus orarius Last & Gomon 1987 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:179 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:438 [ref. 23873], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Paxton et al. 2006:201 [ref. 28994], Gomon et al. 2008:135 [ref. 30619], Schwartz 2008:35 [ref. 36773], Weigmann 2016:159 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:39 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:699 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus orarius Last & Gomon 1987. Urolophidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: South Australia. Habitat: marine.

ovalis, Trygonoptera Last [P. R.] & Gomon [M. F.] 1987:63, Fig. 1 [Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 17692] South of Red Rocks Point, Great Australian Bight, Western Australia, 32°24'S, 127°30'E, depth 30 meters. Holotype: CSIRO CA 521. Paratypes: CSIRO CA 510 (1), CA 525 (1); NMV A2817-18 (1, 1), WAM P.27037-001 (1), P.27285-001 (1), P.27585-002 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:4 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:5 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Trygonoptera ovalis Last & Gomon 1987 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:174 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:425 [ref. 23873], Kuiter 1997:20 [ref. 25488], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Hutchins 2001:16 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:198 [ref. 28994], Gomon et al. 2008:128 [ref. 30619], Last & Yearsley 2008:274 [ref. 29692], Schwartz 2008:34 [ref. 36773], Weigmann 2016:158 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:682 [ref. 35015], Hoschke et al. 2019:153 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Trygonoptera ovalis Last & Gomon 1987. Urolophidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

papilio, Urolophus Séret [B.] & Last [P. R.] 2003:316, Fig. 4 [Cybium v. 27 (no. 4); ref. 27523] Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia), 22°34'S, 159°17'E, depth 330 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1997-3720. Paratypes: AMS I.41085-001 (1); CSIRO H 5697-01 [ex MNHN 1997-3721] (1); MNHN 1997-3722 to 3725 (1 ea. = 4), 1997-3726 (1, damaged), 1997-3727 to 2733 (1 ea. = 7), 1997-3737 (1). •Valid as Urolophus papilio Séret & Last 2003 -- (Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Schwartz 2008:35 [ref. 36773], Fricke et al. 2011:347 [ref. 31242], Weigmann 2016:160 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:39 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:700 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus papilio Séret & Last 2003. Urolophidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

paucimaculatus, Urolophus Dixon [J. M.] 1969:11, Pls. 1-3 [The Victorian Naturalist v. 86 (no. 1); ref. 7812] Bass Strait, about 13 miles off Cape Patton, Victoria, Australia, depth 40 fathoms. Holotype: NMV A334. Paratypes: NMV A335-349 (14), A346-347 (2). •Valid as Urolophus paucimaculatus Dixon 1969 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:47 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:19 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:180 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:439 [ref. 23873], Kuiter 1997:20 [ref. 25488], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Hutchins 2001:16 [ref. 25847], White & Potter 2005:101 [ref. 28103], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Paxton et al. 2006:201 [ref. 28994], Gomon et al. 2008:136 [ref. 30619], Schwartz 2008:35 [ref. 36773], Weigmann 2016:160 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:39 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:701 [ref. 35015], Hoschke et al. 2019:153 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus paucimaculatus Dixon 1969. Urolophidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: New South Wales to southern Australia and to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

personata, Trygonoptera Last [P. R.] & Gomon [M. F.] 1987:65, Fig. 2 [Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 17692] Northeast of Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia, 33°01'S, 115°10'E, depth 70 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 46-01. Paratypes: NMV A1820-21 (2, 2); WAM P.8194-001 (1), P.12034-001 (1), P.14104-001 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:5 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:5 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Trygonoptera personata Last & Gomon 1987 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:174 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:426 [ref. 23873], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589] as personalis, Hutchins 2001:16 [ref. 25847], White & Potter 2005:101 [ref. 28103], Paxton et al. 2006:198 [ref. 28994], Last & Yearsley 2008:274 [ref. 29692], Schwartz 2008:34 [ref. 36773] as personalis, Weigmann 2016:158 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:683 [ref. 35015], Hoschke et al. 2019:153 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Trygonoptera personata Last & Gomon 1987. Urolophidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

piperatus, Urolophus Séret [B.] & Last [P. R.] 2003:317, Fig. 5 [Cybium v. 27 (no. 4); ref. 27523] Marion Reef, 19°57'S, 151°44'E, Queensland, Australia, depth 357 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 1156-04. Paratypes: CSIRO H 718-37 (1), H 1102-05 (1), H 1113-05 (1), H 2449-01 (1), H 3551-03 (1); MNHN 2002-0117 [ex CSIRO SR 32] (1). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Urolophus piperatus Séret & Last 2003 -- (Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Paxton et al. 2006:201 [ref. 28994], Schwartz 2008:35 [ref. 36773], Weigmann 2016:160 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:39 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:702 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus piperatus Séret & Last 2003. Urolophidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: eastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

sloani, Raia (Leiobatus) Blainville [H. de] 1816:121 [Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris v. 8; ref. 306] Type catalog: Séret & McEachran 1987:33 [ref. 9312]. Not available, name only. Nomen Nudum. Urolophidae.

sloanii, Raia Bancroft [E. N.] 1830:83 [Zoological Journal, London v. 5 (art. 18) (for July 1829); ref. 15972] Jamaica. Original as Raïa sloanii (Cuvier). Based on a tail with sting. Regarded as unavailable -- no distinguishing features and not intended as a new taxon. Apparently not available from Cuvier. Nomen Nudum. Urolophidae.

sufflavus, Urolophus Whitley [G. P.] 1929:354 [Australian Zoologist v. 5 (pt 4); ref. 4668] Between Port Hacking and Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, depth 40-70 fathoms. Syntypes: (11) AMS I.13805 (1), I.13806 (1). Based on specimens questionably identified as Urolophus aurantiacus by McCulloch 1916:172, Pl. 49 [ref. 4934]. •Valid as Urolophus sufflavus Whitley 1929 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:48 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:20 [ref. 23929], Last & Stevens 1994:440 [ref. 23873], Last & Compagno 1999:1475 [ref. 24639], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Paxton et al. 2006:201 [ref. 28994], Schwartz 2008:35 [ref. 36773], Weigmann 2016:160 [ref. 34211], Kyne et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34476], Yearsley & Last 2016:39 [ref. 34939] with remarks, Last et al. 2016:703 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus sufflavus Whitley 1929. Urolophidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: eastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

testacea, Trygonoptera Müller [J.] & Henle [F. G. J.] 1841:174 [Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen; ref. 3069] Australia. Based on drawing only, no specimens preserved. Raja testacea Banks is a manuscript name mentioned in synonymy. Based on drawing No. 46 by Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, made during Captain James Cooks first great voyage (1768-1771). •Valid as Urolophus testaceus (Müller & Henle 1841) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:48 [ref. 12442], Nishida 1990:92 [ref. 19783]). •Valid as Trygonoptera testacea Müller & Henle 1841 -- (Kuiter 1993:21 [ref. 23929], Last & Stevens 1994:427 [ref. 23873], Kuiter 1997:20 [ref. 25488], Last & Compagno 1999:1472 [ref. 24639], Johnson 1999:718 [ref. 25471], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Paxton et al. 2006:199 [ref. 28994], Last & Yearsley 2008:274 [ref. 29692], Schwartz 2008:34 [ref. 36773], Yearsley et al. 2008:266 [ref. 29691], Weigmann 2016:158 [ref. 34211], Kyne et al. 2016:8 [ref. 34476], Yearsley & Last 2016:38 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:684 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Trygonoptera testacea Müller & Henle 1841. Urolophidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

tullbergi, Urolophus Nyström [E.] 1887:53 [Bihang till Kongl. Svenska vetenskaps-akademiens handlingar. Stockholm v. 13 (pt 4) No. 4; ref. 14475] Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZMUU 279. Type catalog: Wallin 1996:62 [ref. 32133]. Urolophidae. Habitat: marine.

vermiculatus, Urobatis sloani var. Garman [S.] 1913:402, Pl. 29 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 36; ref. 1545] Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico. Syntypes: MCZ 1053-S (1), 1054-S (1), 1055-S (1). Type catalog: Hartel & Dingerkus 1997:xlvi [ref. 23119]. •Synonym of Urolophus jamaicensis (Cuvier 1816) -- (Castro-Aguirre & Espinosa Pérez 1996:47 [ref. 22793], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:123 [ref. 34398]). •Synonym of Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier 1816) -- (Jones et al. 2020:299 [ref. 37610]). Current status: Synonym of Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier 1816). Urolophidae. Habitat: marine.

viridis, Urolophus McCulloch [A. R.] 1916:176, Pl. 51 [Biological Results Endeavour v. 4 (pt 4); ref. 4934] Off Green Cape, New South Wales, Australia, depth 49 fathoms. Holotype: AMS I.13798. Paratypes: (6) AMS 13799-804 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1). •Valid as Urolophus viridis McCulloch 1916 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:48 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:20 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:181 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:441 [ref. 23873], Last & Compagno 1999:1475 [ref. 24639], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Paxton et al. 2006:202 [ref. 28994], Gomon et al. 2008:137 [ref. 30619], Schwartz 2008:35 [ref. 36773], Weigmann 2016:160 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:39 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:704 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus viridis McCulloch 1916. Urolophidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: southern Queensland to Victoria and Tasmania (Australia). Habitat: marine.

westraliensis, Urolophus Last [P. R.] & Gomon [M. F.] 1987:72, Fig. 6 [Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 17692] North of Port Hedland, Western Australia, 18°20'S, 118°27'E, depth 202 meters. Holotype: CSIRO CA 2870. Paratypes: CSIRO CA 2802-04 (1, 1, 1), CA 2871-72 (1, 1), CA 4195 (1); WAM P.26193-006 (1), P.26262-007 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:5 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:5 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Urolophus westraliensis Last & Gomon 1987 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:26 [ref. 25477], Last & Stevens 1994:442 [ref. 23873], Allen 1997:46 [ref. 23977], Compagno 1999:494 [ref. 25589], Hutchins 2001:16 [ref. 25847], Yearsley & Last 2006:50 [ref. 28667], Paxton et al. 2006:202 [ref. 28994], Schwartz 2008:36 [ref. 36773], Larson et al. 2013:21 [ref. 32988], Weigmann 2016:160 [ref. 34211], Yearsley & Last 2016:39 [ref. 34939], Last et al. 2016:705 [ref. 35015]). Current status: Valid as Urolophus westraliensis Last & Gomon 1987. Urolophidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.


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