gruveli, Dasybatus (Pastinachus) Chabanaud [P.] 1923:45 [Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 29 (no. 1); ref. 17980] Gulf of Thailand. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1922-0076. Type catalog: Bertin 1939:86 [ref. 20739], Séret & McEachran 1987:18 [ref. 9312]. •Synonym of Hypolophus sephen (Forsskål 1775) -- (Séret & McEachran 1987:18 [ref. 9312]). •Valid as Pastinachus gruveli (Chabanaud 1923) -- (Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:583 [ref. 25122]). •Synonym of Pastinachus sephen (Forsskål 1775) -- (Last & Compagno 1999:1494 [ref. 24639], Bonfil & Abdallah 2004:50 [ref. 27735], Last et al. 2005:1 [ref. 28346], Kottelat 2013:28 [ref. 32989]). •Mention -- (Last & Manjaji-Matsumoto 2010:115 [ref. 30854]). •Synonym of Pastinachus sephen (Fabricius 1775). Current status: Synonym of Pastinachus sephen (Fabricius 1775). Dasyatidae: Hypolophinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.