Taeniura

Taeniura
Bluespotted ribbontail ray (T. lymma)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Dasyatidae
Subfamily:	Neotrygoninae
Genus:	Taeniura J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837
Type species
Taeniura lymma Gray, 1830
Synonyms
DiscobatisMiklukho-Maclay & Macleay, 1886 DiscotrygonFowler, 1910

Taeniura is a genus of stingrays in the family Dasyatidae. The species Taeniurops grabata and T. meyeni were formerly placed in this genus. However, phylogenetic research has shown that these two species are not closely related to T. lymma, and they have been assigned to a separate genus, Taeniurops . ^[1]

Species

• Taeniura lessoni Last, W. T. White, & Naylor, 2016 (Oceania fantail ray) ^[2]

• Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespotted ribbontail ray)

References

1. Last, P.R.; Naylor, G.J.; 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4139.3.2. PMID   27470808.
2. Last, P.R.; White, W.T.; Naylor, G. (2016). "Three new stingrays (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from the Indo–West Pacific". Zootaxa. 4147 (4): 377–402. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4147.4.2. PMID   27515624.