Species Urogymnus acanthobothrium Last, White & Kyne, 2016
Mumburarr Whipray
- Urogymnus acanthobothrium Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Kyne, P.M. 2016. Urogymnus acanthobothrium sp. nov., a new euryhaline whipray (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from Australia and Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4147(2): 162-176 [163, figs 1-7].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.34488-001, West Arm of Cambridge Gulf, Western Australia [15°33'S, 127°59'E].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ord River and Cambridge Gulf, WA to Alligator River, NT; tropical, New Guinea
IBRA
NT, WA: Darwin Coastal (DAC), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, marine, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
To 60 m.
General References
Last, P.R., Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M., Naylor, G.J.P. & White, W.T. 2016. Dasyatidae. pp. 522-618 in Last, P.R., White, W.T., Carvalho, M.R. de, Séret, B., Stehmann, M.F.W. & Naylor, G.J.P. (eds.). Rays of the World. Clayton South, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 790 pp. [613]
White, W.T., Baje, L., Sabub, B., Appleyard, S.A., Pogonoski, J.J. & Mana, R.R. 2017. Sharks and Rays of Papua New Guinea. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Monograph Series 189: 1-327 [264]
Common Name References
Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Kyne, P.M. 2016. Urogymnus acanthobothrium sp. nov., a new euryhaline whipray (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from Australia and Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4147(2): 162-176 [163] (Mumburarr Whipray)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DASYATIDAE | 25-May-2018 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |