Species Neotrygon leylandi (Last, 1987)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Dasyatis leylandi Last, P.R. 1987. New Australian fishes. Part 14. Two new species of Dasyatis (Dasyatididae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 48(1): 57-61 [50, fig. 2].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO CA2806, north of Forestier Island, WA [19°28´S, 118°24´E].
  Paratype(s) CSIRO CA1249; CSIRO CA3232; CSIRO CA3246; CSIRO CA4282; CSIRO T674-676; CSIRO T681; CSIRO T683; NMV A1869.

 

Generic Combinations

• Neotrygon leylandi (Last, 1987). —
  Last, P.R. & White, W.T. 2008. Resurrection of the genus Neotrygon Castelnau (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) with the description of Neotrygon picta sp. nov., a new species from northern Australia. pp. 315-326 in Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022: 1-358 [315]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Dasyatis sp. —
  Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls.
• Amphotistius sp. 2. —
  Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [48]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Shark Bay (25º21´S) to Eighty Mile Beach (19º10´S), WA ; tropical; many previous records were based on misidentified Neotrygon picta

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, marine, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

15-90 m

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [46] (as Dasyatis leylandi, in part)

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.

Last, P.R., Naylor, G.J.P. & Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. 2016. A revised classification of the family Dasyatidae (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes) based on new morphological and molecular insights. Zootaxa 4139(3): 345-368

Last, P.R. & Compagno, L.J.V. 1999. Family Dasyatidae. pp. 1479-1505 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1500] (as Dasyatis leylandi, in part)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [393] (as Dasyatis leylandi)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [453]

Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Families Dasyatidae, Gymnuridae. pp. 190-204 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [192] (as Dasyatis leylandi)

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [48] (as Amphotistius sp. 2)

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [46] (Brown Reticulated Stingray)

FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Painted Maskray)

Last, P.R. & Compagno, L.J.V. 1999. Family Dasyatidae. pp. 1479-1505 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1500] (FAO) (Painted Maskray)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [393] (Brown-reticulate Stingray)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Painted Maskray)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [17] (as Dasyatis leylandi) (Painted Maskray)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Aug-2022	DASYATIDAE	30-May-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
16-Apr-2012		20-Aug-2014	MODIFIED
16-Mar-2010		26-Mar-2010	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)