matsubarai, Dasyatis Miyosi [Y.] 1939:96, Fig. 3 [Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan v. 9 (no. 5); ref. 17204] Off Hyuga Nada, east coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, depth 40-60 meters. Holotype (unique): MGHSJ (whereabouts unknown). •Valid as Dasyatis matsubarai Miyosi 1939 -- (Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:15 [ref. 6441], Nishida 1990:92 [ref. 19783], Nishida & Nakaya 1990:338 [ref. 20166], Senou & Masuda 1998:6 [ref. 24388], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:7 [ref. 24670], Compagno 1999:496 [ref. 25589], Nakabo 2000:181 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:181 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:70, 485 [ref. 26218], Santos & Carvalho 2004:14 [ref. 28040], Mundy 2005:106 [ref. 28379], Parin et al. 2014:39 [ref. 33547], Dyldin 2015:73 [ref. 34524], Weigmann 2016:131 [ref. 34211] see remarks). •Synonym of Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton 1875) -- (Last & Yearsley 2016:5 [ref. 34940], Last et al. 2016:354 [ref. 34581], Dyldin & Orlov 2018:173 [ref. 35920]). Current status: Synonym of Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton 1875). Dasyatidae: Dasyatinae. Habitat: marine.