A Classification of the Recent Elasmobranchii

granulata subgroup
H. GRANULATA ( Macleay ) 1883 Mangrove Whipray
Trygon granulata MACLEAY 1883 t/l;New Guinea
Trygon ponapensis GUNTH. 1910 t/l;Ponape I., Carolines.
Dasyatis (Amphotistius ) uylenbergi GILTAY 1933 t/l; Poeloe Endoe, Aru Is. Moluccas.
FC 00 035019
Range; Southern New Guinea and Aru Is.,Santa Cruz Is.and N. Australia. Caroline Is. N.Java.
GERRARDI group
H. GERRARDI (Gray) 1851 Bandtail Fawn Whipray
Trygon gerrardi GRAY 1851 t/l; India
Trygon liocephalus KLUNZ. 1871 t/l; Koseir, Red Sea
Range; Red Sea to S. Africa and east to Indonesia ? Japan
H. MACRURA (Bleeker) 1852 Darktail Pink Whipray
Trygon macrurus BLKR. 1852 t/l; Java;Sumatra
Himantura fai JORD. & SEALE 1905 t/l; Apia, Samoa
Range Thailand; Java; Sumatra; ? Lesser Sunda Is.; Tropical N. Australia; Samoa; Caroline Is.
Possible occurrence also in the Solomon Is.and Western Indian Ocean. Sympatric with gerrardi in
Indonesia
FC 00 035024
Himantura sp. cf. fai COMPAGNO EBERT & SMALE 1989 Indigo Roundnose Whipgray
? Dasyatis purpureus WALLACE 1967 ( non SMITH in M. & H. 1841 )
? Himantura sp. COMPAGNO & HEEMSTRA 1984 on Dasyatis purpureus WALLACE 1967
( non M.& H.)
? Himantura sp. COMPAGNO EBERT & SMALE 1989
Range; off East coast of S. Africa.
MARGINATA group
H. MARGINATA (Blyth) 1860 Bluntnose Blackedge Whipray
Trygon marginatus BLYTH 1860 t/l; Lower Bengal
Trygon atrocissimus BLYTH 1860 t/l; Indian Ocean
Range; India;Burma
JENKINSI group
H. JENKINSI (Annandale ) 1909 Golden Shorttail Whipray
Trygon jenkinsii ANNAN. 1909 t/l; off Ganjam Coast, India
? Himantura draco COMPAGNO & HEEMSTRA 1984 t/l; off Durban, S. Africa.(Dragon Whipray)
FC 00 035025
Range; NW Coast of India. Malaya to New Giunea & Northern Australia. South Africa;
Mozambique. Possibly off Arabia & East Africa.
MICROPHTHALMA group
H. MICROPHTHALMA ( Chen ) 1948 Taiwan Small-eyed Whipray
Dasyatis microphthalmus CHEN 1948 t/l; Keelung Market, Taiwan.
Range; Taiwan
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