Genus Pastinachus Rüppell, 1829
- Pastinachus Rüppell, W.P.E. 1829. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meeres. 2. Frankfurt : H.L. Brünner 29-94 pls 8-24. [51].
Type species:
Raia sephen Forsskål, 1775 by subsequent designation, see Garman, S. 1913. The Plagiostomia (sharks, skates and rays). Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 36: 1-528 pls 1-77 [375].
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
DASYATIDAE: Pastinachus sephen (Forsskål, 1775) [restricted to Red Sea and western Indian Ocean] — Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [456]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
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. [594]
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 [364]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | MYLIOBATIFORMES | 12-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 05-Aug-2022 | DASYATIDAE | 12-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 05-Aug-2022 | DASYATIDAE | 12-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 16-Apr-2012 | 12-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |