WoRMS taxon details

Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810

105751  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105751)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Elasmobranchii (Class)
  8. Neoselachii (Subclass)
  9. Batoidea (Infraclass)
  10. Myliobatiformes (Order)
  11. Dasyatidae (Family)
  12. Dasyatis (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Dasyatus · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Dasybatus Klein, 1775 · unaccepted (synonym)
Desyatis · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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  1. Species Dasyatis brevis (Garman, 1880)
  2. Species Dasyatis chrysonota (Smith, 1828)
  3. Species Dasyatis gigantea (Lindberg, 1930)
  4. Species Dasyatis hastata (DeKay, 1842)
  5. Species Dasyatis hypostigma Santos & Carvalho, 2004
  6. Species Dasyatis marmorata (Steindachner, 1892)
  7. Species Dasyatis multispinosa (Tokarev, 1959)
  8. Species Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758)
  9. Species Dasyatis tortonesei Capapé, 1975
  10. Species Dasyatis acutirostra Nishida & Nakaya, 1988 accepted as Telatrygon acutirostra (Nishida & Nakaya, 1988)
  11. Species Dasyatis akajei (Müller & Henle, 1841) accepted as Hemitrygon akajei (Müller & Henle, 1841)
  12. Species Dasyatis akajel (Müller & Henle, 1841) accepted as Hemitrygon akajei (Müller & Henle, 1841) (misspelling)
  13. Species Dasyatis alcockii (Annandale, 1909) accepted as Himantura alcockii (Annandale, 1909)
  14. Species Dasyatis altavela (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758)
  15. Species Dasyatis americana Hildebrand & Schroeder, 1928 accepted as Hypanus americanus (Hildebrand & Schroeder, 1928)
  16. Species Dasyatis annotata Last, 1987 accepted as Neotrygon annotata (Last, 1987) (synonym)
  17. Species Dasyatis annotatus Last, 1987 accepted as Neotrygon annotata (Last, 1987) (misspelling)
  18. Species Dasyatis aspera (Cuvier, 1816) accepted as Bathytoshia centroura (Mitchill, 1815)
  19. Species Dasyatis atratus Ishiyama & Okada, 1955 accepted as Pteroplatytrygon violacea (Bonaparte, 1832)
  20. Species Dasyatis benetti (Müller & Henle, 1841) accepted as Hemitrygon bennettii (Müller & Henle, 1841) (misspelling)
  21. Species Dasyatis benneti (Müller & Henle, 1841) accepted as Hemitrygon bennettii (Müller & Henle, 1841) (misspelling)
  22. Species Dasyatis bennetti (Müller & Henle, 1841) accepted as Hemitrygon bennettii (Müller & Henle, 1841) (misspelling)
  23. Species Dasyatis bennettii (Müller & Henle, 1841) accepted as Hemitrygon bennettii (Müller & Henle, 1841)
  24. Species Dasyatis bleekeri (Blyth, 1860) accepted as Pateobatis bleekeri (Blyth, 1860)
  25. Species Dasyatis blekeeri (Blyth, 1860) accepted as Pateobatis bleekeri (Blyth, 1860) (misspelling)
  26. Species Dasyatis brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875) accepted as Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)
  27. Species Dasyatis brevicaudatus (Hutton, 1875) accepted as Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875) (misspelling)
  28. Species Dasyatis canariensis (Valenciennes, 1843) accepted as Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758)
  29. Species Dasyatis centroura (Mitchill, 1815) accepted as Bathytoshia centroura (Mitchill, 1815) (Superseded new combination)
  30. Species Dasyatis chaophraya (Monkolprasit & Roberts, 1990) accepted as Urogymnus polylepis (Bleeker, 1852)
  31. Species Dasyatis cheni Teng, 1962 accepted as Telatrygon zugei (Müller & Henle, 1841)
  32. Species Dasyatis colarensis Santos, Gomes & Charvet-Almeida, 2004 accepted as Fontitrygon colarensis (Santos, Gomes & Charvet-Almeida, 2004)
  33. Species Dasyatis dipterura (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) accepted as Hypanus dipterurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
  34. Species Dasyatis dipterurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) accepted as Hypanus dipterurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) (misspelling)
  35. Species Dasyatis favus (Annandale, 1909) accepted as Himantura fava (Annandale, 1909)
  36. Species Dasyatis fluviorum Ogilby, 1908 accepted as Hemitrygon fluviorum (Ogilby, 1908)
  37. Species Dasyatis geijkesi Boeseman, 1948 accepted as Fontitrygon geijskesi (Boeseman, 1948) (misspelling)
  38. Species Dasyatis geijskesi Boeseman, 1948 accepted as Fontitrygon geijskesi (Boeseman, 1948)
  39. Species Dasyatis gerrardi (Gray, 1851) accepted as Maculabatis gerrardi (Gray, 1851)
  40. Species Dasyatis giganteus (Lindberg, 1930) accepted as Dasyatis gigantea (Lindberg, 1930) (misspelling)
  41. Species Dasyatis granulatus (MacLeay, 1883) accepted as Urogymnus granulatus (Macleay, 1883)
  42. Species Dasyatis gruveli (Chabanaud, 1923) accepted as Pastinachus sephen (Forsskål, 1775)
  43. Species Dasyatis guileri Last, 1979 accepted as Pteroplatytrygon violacea (Bonaparte, 1832)
  44. Species Dasyatis guttata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Hypanus guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  45. Species Dasyatis guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Hypanus guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (misspelling)
  46. Species Dasyatis hastatus (DeKay, 1842) accepted as Dasyatis hastata (DeKay, 1842) (misspelling)
  47. Species Dasyatis hawaiensis Jenkins, 1903 accepted as Hypanus dipterurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
  48. Species Dasyatis hawaiiensis Jenkins, 1903 accepted as Hypanus dipterurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) (misspelling)
  49. Species Dasyatis imbricata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Brevitrygon imbricata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  50. Species Dasyatis imbricatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Brevitrygon imbricata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (misspelling)
  51. Species Dasyatis izuensis Nishida & Nakaya, 1988 accepted as Hemitrygon izuensis (Nishida & Nakaya, 1988)
  52. Species Dasyatis jenkinsii (Annandale, 1909) accepted as Pateobatis jenkinsii (Annandale, 1909)
  53. Species Dasyatis kuhli (Müller & Henle, 1841) accepted as Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) (misspelling)
  54. Species Dasyatis kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) accepted as Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) (synonym)
  55. Species Dasyatis laevigata Chu, 1960 accepted as Hemitrygon laevigata (Chu, 1960)
  56. Species Dasyatis laevigatus Chu, 1960 accepted as Hemitrygon laevigata (Chu, 1960) (misspelling)
  57. Species Dasyatis lata (Garman, 1880) accepted as Bathytoshia lata (Garman, 1880) (Superseded new combination)
  58. Species Dasyatis latus (Garman, 1880) accepted as Bathytoshia lata (Garman, 1880) (misspelling)
  59. Species Dasyatis leylandi Last, 1987 accepted as Neotrygon leylandi (Last, 1987) (synonym)
  60. Species Dasyatis longa (Garman, 1880) accepted as Hypanus longus (Garman, 1880)
  61. Species Dasyatis longicauda Last & White, 2013 accepted as Hemitrygon longicauda (Last & White, 2013)
  62. Species Dasyatis longus (Garman, 1880) accepted as Hypanus longus (Garman, 1880) (misspelling)
  63. Species Dasyatis lubricus Smith, 1957 accepted as Bathytoshia lata (Garman, 1880)
  64. Species Dasyatis luhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) accepted as Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  65. Species Dasyatis macrophthalma Gomes, Rosa & Gadig, 2000 accepted as Hypanus marianae (Gomes, Rosa & Gadig, 2000) (misspelling)
  66. Species Dasyatis margarita (Günther, 1870) accepted as Fontitrygon margarita (Günther, 1870)
  67. Species Dasyatis margaritella Compagno & Roberts, 1984 accepted as Fontitrygon margaritella (Compagno & Roberts, 1984)
  68. Species Dasyatis marginatus (Blyth, 1860) accepted as Himantura marginata (Blyth, 1860) (misspelling)
  69. Species Dasyatis marianae Gomes, Rosa & Gadig, 2000 accepted as Hypanus marianae (Gomes, Rosa & Gadig, 2000)
  70. Species Dasyatis matsubarai Miyosi, 1939 accepted as Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)
  71. Species Dasyatis microphthalmus Chen, 1948 accepted as Himantura microphthalma (Chen, 1948)
  72. Species Dasyatis microps (Annandale, 1908) accepted as Megatrygon microps (Annandale, 1908)
  73. Species Dasyatis navarrae (Steindachner, 1892) accepted as Hemitrygon navarrae (Steindachner, 1892)
  74. Species Dasyatis pacificus Beebe & Tee-Van, 1941 accepted as Styracura pacifica (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1941)
  75. Species Dasyatis parvonigra Last & White, 2008 accepted as Hemitrygon parvonigra (Last & White, 2008)
  76. Species Dasyatis pastinacus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
  77. Species Dasyatis pestinaca (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
  78. Species Dasyatis ponapensis (Günther, 1910) accepted as Urogymnus granulatus (Macleay, 1883)
  79. Species Dasyatis purpurea (Müller & Henle, 1841) accepted as Pteroplatytrygon violacea (Bonaparte, 1832)
  80. Species Dasyatis purpureus (Müller & Henle, 1841) accepted as Pteroplatytrygon violacea (Bonaparte, 1832) (misspelling)
  81. Species Dasyatis rudis (Günther, 1870) accepted as Hypanus rudis (Günther, 1870)
  82. Species Dasyatis sabina (Lesueur, 1824) accepted as Hypanus sabinus (Lesueur, 1824)
  83. Species Dasyatis say (Lesueur, 1817) accepted as Hypanus say (Lesueur, 1817)
  84. Species Dasyatis sayi (Lesueur, 1817) accepted as Hypanus say (Lesueur, 1817)
  85. Species Dasyatis schmardae (Werner, 1904) accepted as Styracura schmardae (Werner, 1904)
  86. Species Dasyatis schreineri (Gilchrist, 1913) accepted as Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)
  87. Species Dasyatis sciera Jenkins, 1903 accepted as Bathytoshia lata (Garman, 1880)
  88. Species Dasyatis sephen (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Pastinachus sephen (Forsskål, 1775)
  89. Species Dasyatis signifer (Compagno & Roberts, 1982) accepted as Fluvitrygon signifer (Compagno & Roberts, 1982)
  90. Species Dasyatis sinensis (Steindachner, 1892) accepted as Hemitrygon sinensis (Steindachner, 1892)
  91. Species Dasyatis thetidis Ogilby, 1899 accepted as Bathytoshia lata (Garman, 1880)
  92. Species Dasyatis uarnak (Gmelin, 1789) accepted as Himantura uarnak (Gmelin, 1789)
  93. Species Dasyatis ujo Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758)
  94. Species Dasyatis ushiei (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) accepted as Bathytoshia lata (Garman, 1880)
  95. Species Dasyatis ushieri (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) accepted as Bathytoshia lata (Garman, 1880) (misspelling)
  96. Species Dasyatis violacea (Bonaparte, 1832) accepted as Pteroplatytrygon violacea (Bonaparte, 1832)
  97. Species Dasyatis walga (Müller & Henle, 1841) accepted as Brevitrygon walga (Müller & Henle, 1841)
  98. Species Dasyatis zugei (Müller & Henle, 1841) accepted as Telatrygon zugei (Müller & Henle, 1841) (Superseded new combination)
  99. Species Dasyatis melanospilos (Bleeker, 1853) accepted as Taeniurops meyeni (Müller & Henle, 1841) (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 16 [details] OpenAccess publication
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Dasyatis Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105751 on 2025-04-02
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van der Land, Jacob
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
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Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 16 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Urolophoides Lindberg, 1930) Soldatov, V. K.; Lindberg G. U. (1928). On a new genus and species of the family Zoarcidae (Pisces) from the Okhotsk Sea. Ezhegodnik. <em>Zoologicheskogo Muzeya Akademii Nauk SSSR.</em> v. 30 (no. 1) (for 1929): 39-42. [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

Other

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details] 

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details] 

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

 
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LanguageName 
English stingrayparsnips [from synonym]  [details]
Japanese アカエイ属  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål pastinakkslekta [from synonym]  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk pastinakkslekta [from synonym]  [details]
Swedish palsternackor [from synonym]  [details]
To Catalog of Fishes 
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Anacanthus Cuvier, 1829 (ex Ehrenberg))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anacanthus) (from synonym Anacanthus Cuvier, 1829 (ex Ehrenberg))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dasyatis) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pastinaca) (from synonym Pastinaca Swainson, 1838)
To Genbank (from synonym Urolophoides Lindberg, 1930)
To Genbank (from synonym Pastinaca Swainson, 1838)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Gilson (1921, fig. 16)
Gilson (1921, fig. 16)
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Poll (1947, fig. 070)
Poll (1947, fig. 070)
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Trygon pastinaca
Trygon pastinaca
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Dasyatis pastinaca
Dasyatis pastinaca
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Dasyatis pastinaca
Dasyatis pastinaca
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Dasyatis pastinaca
Dasyatis pastinaca
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Dasyatis pastinaca
Dasyatis pastinaca
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Dasyatis pastinaca
Dasyatis pastinaca
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