Hemitrygon yemenensis

Hemitrygon yemenensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Dasyatidae
Genus:	Hemitrygon
Species:	H. yemenensis
Binomial name
Hemitrygon yemenensis A. B. M. Moore, Last & Naylor, 2020

Hemitrygon yemenensis, commonly known as Heins' stingray, ^[1] is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae.

Hemitrygon yemenensis is found along the Arabian Sea coast of eastern Yemen. This species reaches a length of 22 cm (8.7 in). ^[2]

References

1. Moore, A. & Dulvy, N.K. (2021). "Hemitrygon yemenensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T183782506A183782544. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T183782506A183782544.en . Retrieved 14 August 2023.
2. Moore, Alec B. M.; Last, Peter R.; Naylor, Gavin J. P. (2020-07-23). "Hemitrygon yemenensis sp. nov., a new species of stingray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean" . Zootaxa. 4819 (2): 364–374. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4819.2.8. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   33055664. S2CID   222822240.