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Species in the genus Dasyatis: [ 13 ] records

arnak, Raja Fabricius [J. C.] in Niebuhr (ex Forsskål) 1775:ix [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Al-Luhayya, Yemen, Red Sea. No types known. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:11 [ref. 30182]. •Unidentifiable in genus Dasyatis -- (Fricke 2008:11 [ref. 30182]). Current status: Uncertain. Dasyatidae. Habitat: marine.

chrysonota, Trygon Smith [A.] 1828:2 [South African Commercial Advertiser v. 3 (no. 145); ref. 12603] Off Gamtoos River surf, Eastern Cape, South Africa, depth 53 meters. Neotype: SAM 31697. Neotype designated by Cowley & Compagno 1993:145 [ref. 21968]. •Valid as Dasyatis chrysonota (Smith 1828) -- (Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:viii [ref. 21953], Cowley & Compagno 1993:144 [ref. 21968] with subspecies, Compagno 1999:495 [ref. 25589], Santos & Carvalho 2004:17 [ref. 28040], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:82 [ref. 28072], Golani 2005:14 [ref. 37112], Weigmann 2016:129 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:355 [ref. 34581], Last et al. 2016:537 [ref. 35010], Fricke et al. 2018:25 [ref. 35805], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:172 [ref. 37302], Ebert et al. 2021:91 [ref. 38234], Golani 2021:11 [ref. 38303], Manjaji-Matsumoto et al. 2022:602 [ref. 39674], Leeney 2024:87 [ref. 40985]). Current status: Valid as Dasyatis chrysonota (Smith 1828). Dasyatidae: Dasyatinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Namibia south to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), then north to KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and ?Mozambique, east to southern Madagascar. Habitat: brackish, marine.

hastata, Pastinaca DeKay [J. E.] 1842:373, Pl. 65 (fig. 214) [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] Rhode Island, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Dasyatis centroura (Mitchill 1815) -- (Krefft & Stehmann 1973:71 [ref. 7167], Capapé & Desoutter 1990:59 [ref. 19317]). •Valid as Dasyatis hastata (DeKay 1842) -- (Séret in Lévêque et al. 1990:69 [ref. 21589], Wirtz et al. 2007:4 [ref. 30263] as aff. hastata, Weigmann 2016:130 [ref. 34211], Séret 2016:1414 [ref. 34545] as cf. hastata, Almeida & Biscoito 2019:169 [ref. 37302], Fermon et al. 2022:106 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Dasyatis hastata (DeKay 1842). Dasyatidae: Dasyatinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic; eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Gabon. Habitat: brackish, marine.

hypostigma, Dasyatis Santos [H. R. S.] & Carvalho [M. R. de] 2004:3, Figs. 1-11 [Boletim do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, Zoologia, Nova Série No. 516; ref. 28040] Paranaguá, Paraná, Brazil, depth 70-80 meters. Holotype: MCP 35005. Paratypes: LIRP 5076 (1); MCP 4606 (1); MZUSP 9915 (1); NUPEC 1831 (1), 1832 (1), 1833 (1); UERJ 1898 (1), 2007 (1), 2008 (1); UFRGS 1549 (1). Spelled hipostigma in abstract. •Valid as Dasyatis hypostigma Santos & Carvalho 2004 -- (Weigmann 2016:130 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:355 [ref. 34581], Last et al. 2016:538 [ref. 35010], Spier et al. 2018:5 [ref. 36103], Araujo & Gomes 2021:30 [ref. 39130], Carvalho-Filho 2023:318 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40463], Gadig et al. 2024:76 [ref. 40775], Athayde et al. 2026: 8 [ref. 42850]). Current status: Valid as Dasyatis hypostigma Santos & Carvalho 2004. Dasyatidae: Dasyatinae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Espírito Santo south to Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) endemic. IUCN (2020): Endangered. Habitat: brackish, marine.

laevis, Pastinaca Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:11 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Atlantic coasts of Europe. Syntypes: BMNH 1853.11.12.200 [Gronovius coll.] (1, skin). Type catalog: Wheeler 1958:205 [ref. 13434] but as holotype. •Synonym of Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Krefft & Stehmann 1973:70 [ref. 7167], Wheeler 1958:205 [ref. 13434], Capapé & Desoutter 1990:61 [ref. 19317]). Current status: Synonym of Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus 1758). Dasyatidae: Dasyatinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

marmorata, Trygon pastinaca var. Steindachner [F.] 1892:381 [25], Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 59 (1. Abth.); ref. 14517] Bay of Gorée, Senegal, western Africa. Holotype (unique): NMW 89680. On p. 25 of separate. •Synonym of Dasyatis chrysonota (Smith 1828), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Cowley & Compagno 1993:146 [ref. 21968]). •Valid as Dasyatis marmorata (Steindachner 1892) -- (Compagno & Roberts 1984:285 [ref. 8237], Capapé 1987:22 [ref. 39326], Capapé & Desoutter 1990:61 [ref. 19317], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:96 [ref. 25472], Capapé et al. 1999:53 [ref. 25276], Santos & Carvalho 2004:17 [ref. 28040], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:82 [ref. 28072], Psomadakis et al. 2012:15 [ref. 33457], Weigmann 2016:131 [ref. 34211] see remarks, Séret 2016:1412 [ref. 34545], Last et al. 2016:355 [ref. 34581], Saadaoui et al. 2016:101 [ref. 34799], Last et al. 2016:539 [ref. 35010], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:171 [ref. 37302], Reiner 2019:47 [ref. 38139], Bariche & Fricke 2020:20 [ref. 37515], Chatsipyrou et al. 2020:4 [ref. 37902], Serena et al. 2020:502 [ref. 37963], Giovos et al. 2021:7 [ref. 38895], Kovačić et al. 2021:16 [ref. 39014], Barone et al. 2022:57 [ref. 39527], Capapé et al. 2022:282 [ref. 39849], Fermon et al. 2022:106 [ref. 39448], Bilecenoglu in Kapiris et al. 2024:205 [ref. 41067]). Current status: Valid as Dasyatis marmorata (Steindachner 1892). Dasyatidae: Dasyatinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Morocco south to South Africa, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

olivacea, Pastinaca Swainson [W.] 1839:319 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Based on Yarrell, ii. 442 and Bloch, pl. 82. •Synonym of Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Capapé & Desoutter 1990:61 [ref. 19317]). Current status: Synonym of Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus 1758). Dasyatidae: Dasyatinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

pastinaca, Raia Stephan [C. F.] 1779:18 [De rajis, schediasma primum; ref. 18818] •Synonym of Raja pastinaca Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kottelat 2010:64 [ref. 30995]). •Synonym of Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus 1758). Current status: Synonym of Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus 1758). Dasyatidae: Dasyatinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

pastinaca, Raja Linnaeus [C.] 1758:232 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Mediterranean Sea and Northeastern Atlantic [original: "in Europa"]; localities include Belgium, North Sea, Northeastern Atlantic; Provence and Marseille, France; Liguria, Rome and Sicily, Italy; Lesbos, Greece; Syria, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: NRM 9098 (1). Lectotype or neotype fixation needed. Neotype designated by Fricke 1999:18 [ref. 24101], but withdrawn in Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Originally based on multiple species and at least 25 pre-Linnaean sources including Artedi 1738:71 [ref. 30578] and Artedi 1738:100 [ref. 30349] as Raja corpore glabro, aculeo longo anterius serrato in cauda apterygia; Rondeletius 1554:331 [ref. 30354] and Salviani 1558:144 [ref. 30229] as Pastinaca, Willughby 1686:67 [ref. 30164] as Pastinaca marina prima, Ray 1713:24 [ref. 30231] as Pastinaca marina lævis. See also Cowley & Compagno 1993:135 [ref. 21968]. A neotype (unnamed) for D. pastinaca is proposed by Saadaoui et al. 2016:110 [ref. 34799] but it is unneeded as there is a syntype if identified correctly. •Valid as Trygon pastinaca (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Herrera 1896:15 [ref. 39336]). •Valid as Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Krefft & Stehmann 1973:70 [ref. 7167], Capapé 1977:76 [ref. 20631], Compagno & Roberts 1984:285 [ref. 8237], McEachran & Capapé in Whitehead et al. 1984:199 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1986:137 [ref. 5648], Capapé 1987:22 [ref. 39326], Capapé & Desoutter 1990:61 [ref. 19317], Nishida 1990:92 [ref. 19783], Séret in Lévêque et al. 1990:67 [ref. 21589], Goren & Dor 1994:5 [ref. 25356], Santos et al. 1997:15 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:23 [ref. 24952], Fricke 1999:31 [ref. 24106], Capapé et al. 1999:47 [ref. 25276], Compagno 1999:496 [ref. 25589], Fricke 1999:18 [ref. 24101], Menni & Stehmann 2000:91 [ref. 24909], Rosenberger 2001:615 [ref. 25447], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:25 [ref. 26753], López et al. 2002:62 [ref. 26808], Falcón et al. 2003:144 [ref. 39343], Santos & Carvalho 2004:17 [ref. 28040], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:82 [ref. 28072], Golani 2005:14 [ref. 37112], Fricke 2007:26 [ref. 30577], Fricke et al. 2007:20 [ref. 29533], Fricke 2008:12 [ref. 30182], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:163 [ref. 31251], George 2009:56 [ref. 30539], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:57 [ref. 35264], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:15 [ref. 36649], Wirtz et al. 2013:116 [ref. 32972], Parin et al. 2014:39 [ref. 33547], Dyldin 2015:74 [ref. 34524], Weigmann 2016:133 [ref. 34211], Séret 2016:1413 [ref. 34545], Last et al. 2016:355 [ref. 34581], Saadaoui et al. 2016:101 [ref. 34799], Last et al. 2016:540 [ref. 35010], Nión et al. 2016:23 [ref. 35565], Biscoito et al. 2018:481 [ref. 37562], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:170 [ref. 37302], Carneiro et al. 2019:49 [ref. 37250], Bariche & Fricke 2020:21 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37519], Serena et al. 2020:502 [ref. 37963], Abliazov et al. 2021:8 [ref. 38576], Giovos et al. 2021:7 [ref. 38895], Golani 2021:11 [ref. 38303], Moreno Mendoza et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38868], Kovačić et al. 2021:16 [ref. 39014], Bañón & Mano 2022:16 [ref. 40121], Barone et al. 2022:57 [ref. 39527], Dyldin et al. 2022:[8] [ref. 39193], Fermon et al. 2022:107 [ref. 39448], Niță et al. 2022:125 [ref. 40471], Balàka et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40410], Borg et al. 2023:11 [ref. 42080], Shakman et al. 2023:463 [ref. 40810], Artüz & Fricke 2024:537 [ref. 41509], Iftime & Oţel 2025:6 [ref. 42600], Kabasakal & Karakulak 2025:224 [ref. 42675]). Current status: Valid as Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus 1758). Dasyatidae: Dasyatinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic; western Baltic Sea; North Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to Gabon, including Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde Islands. IUCN (2021): Vulnerable. Habitat: brackish, marine.

scabrata, Dasyatis Fowler [H. W.] 1942:66 [The Fish Culturist v. 21 (nos 9-10); ref. 20994] Matanzas, Cuba. Available, but apparently an unintentional new name, believed to have been taken from a museum label (see Fowler 1969:183 [ref. 6832]). •Treated as available in Bigelow & Schroeder 1954:352 [ref. 6568]. Current status: Uncertain. Dasyatidae: Dasyatinae. Habitat: marine.

tortonesei, Dasyatis Capapé [C.] 1975:116, Fig. 4 [Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis v. 52 (nos 1-2) (for Mar.-June 1975); ref. 8951] Gulf of Tunis, Tunisia, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1977-0107. MNHN 1977-0107 is misidentified, it is holotype of D. pastinaca (Saadaoui et al. 2016:110 [ref. 34799]). A neotype is needed (Saadaoui et al. 2016:112 [ref. 34799]). •Synonym of Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Santos & Carvalho 2004:17 [ref. 28040]). •Valid as Dasyatis tortonesei Capepé 1975 -- (Capapé 1977:95 [ref. 20631], Capapé 1978:98 [ref. 9545], McEachran & Capapé in Whitehead et al. 1984:200 [ref. 13675], Capapé 1987:22 [ref. 39326], Golani 1996:22 [ref. 22271], Compagno 1999:496 [ref. 25589] with question, Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:25 [ref. 26753], Golani 2005:14 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:20 [ref. 29533], Psomadakis et al. 2012:15 [ref. 33457], Weigmann 2016:133 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:355 [ref. 34581] dated 1977, Saadaoui et al. 2016:101 [ref. 34799] as cf. tortonesei, Last et al. 2016:541 [ref. 35010], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:170 [ref. 37302], Bariche & Fricke 2020:21 [ref. 37515], Serena et al. 2020:502 [ref. 37963], Golani 2021:11 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:17 [ref. 39014], Barone et al. 2022:57 [ref. 39527], Artüz & Fricke 2024:537 [ref. 41509], Kabasakal & Karakulak 2025:224 [ref. 42675], Crescenzo et al. 2026:323 [ref. 42834], Sehli et al. 2026:185 [ref. 42929]). Current status: Valid as Dasyatis tortonesei Capapé 1975. Dasyatidae: Dasyatinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; eastern Atlantic: adjacent Portugal. IUCN (2021): Data Deficient. Habitat: marine.

ujo, Dasyatis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:16 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:49 [ref. 3595] as Uroxis ujus. •Synonym of Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Capapé & Desoutter 1990:61 [ref. 19317], Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus 1758). Dasyatidae: Dasyatinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

vulgaris, Trygon Risso [A.] 1827:160 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Var River estuary, France. No types known. Type catalog: Séret & McEachran 1987:33 [ref. 9312]. •Synonym of Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Krefft & Stehmann 1973:70 [ref. 7167], Capapé & Desoutter 1990:61 [ref. 19317]). Current status: Synonym of Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus 1758). Dasyatidae: Dasyatinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.