Species Neotrygon ningalooensis Last, White & Puckridge, 2010
Ningaloo Maskray
- Neotrygon ningalooensis Last, P.R., White, W.T & Puckridge, M. 2010. Neotrygon ningalooensis n. sp. (Myliobatoidei, Dasyatidae), a new maskray from Australia. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology [formerly Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology] 16(2): 37-50 [39, figs 1, 2a, 3-7a, 8].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.6827-01 ♂, Five Fingers Reef, Coral Bay, WA [23°10'S, 113°45'E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO H.6826-01.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Dasyatis leylandi Last, 1987. —
Kuiter, R.H. & Debelius, H. 2006. World Atlas of Marine Fishes. Frankfurt : IKAN-Unterwasserarchiv 720 pp. [51, fig.] (misidentification of WA individual)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay, WA (25º21´S) to off Dampier Archipelago (ca. 20º30´S), WA, possibly to NT; tropical
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, marine, sand bottom marine.
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. [589]
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 [358]
Common Name 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. [589] (Ningaloo Maskray)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | DASYATIDAE | 29-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 24-Apr-2011 | ADDED |