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Hexatrygonidae

Hexatrygonidae

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Family HEXATRYGONIDAE

Sixgill Stingray, Sixgill Stingrays


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16 January 2020 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray

4 May 2011 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray

Introduction

The family Hexatrygonidae was first described by Heemstra & Smith (1980) to include a single species of deepwater rays known only from the Atlantic and Indo-west Pacific, from the continental slope. Little is known of the family, which is distinctive in having six gill slits and flabby skin. The species is treated in Last & Stevens (1994, 2009), Compagno & Last (1999), Compagno (2005), Séret & Carvalho (2016) and White et al. (2017).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Jun-2024 MYLIOBATIFORMES 16-Jan-2020 MODIFIED Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
16-Apr-2012 16-Apr-2012 MODIFIED
15-Mar-2010 MODIFIED