Dasyatis walga (Müller
Synonym for Brevitrygon walga (Müller & Henle, 1841)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Author spelling from Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Nov. 1999: Ref. 33021). Considered as a synonym of H. imbricata in Eschmeyer (CofF 1998: Ref. 26282).
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, dasys = rough, dense (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Name is presumably a variant spelling of wolga, from Wolga Tenkée, a local name for this or a related stingray from the Ganges Delta of India.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS