Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae Stingrays
Subfamily: Dasyatinae
Genus: Hemitrygon

(See list of species below)


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11 species (see list below)
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Photo by CAFS

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Hemitrygon akajei (Müller & Henle, 1841)

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Hemitrygon akajei
[Whip stingray]

Photo by Lai, N.-W.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 54.5 cm WD
Hemitrygon bennettii (Müller & Henle, 1841)

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Hemitrygon bennettii
[Bennett's stingray]

Photo by FAO

Western Central and South
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Hemitrygon fluviorum (Ogilby, 1908)

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Hemitrygon fluviorum
[Estuary stingray]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 41.8 cm WD
Hemitrygon izuensis (Nishida & Nakaya, 1988)

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Hemitrygon izuensis
[Izu stingray]

Photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm WD
Hemitrygon laevigata (Chu, 1960)

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Hemitrygon laevigata
[Yantai stingray]

Photo by Warren, T.

Southeast Asia
Max. Length 62 cm WD
Hemitrygon laosensis (Roberts & Karnasuta, 1987)

Photo by Photo by Warren, T.
 
Hemitrygon laosensis
[Mekong stingray]

Photo by Last P.R. & W.T. White

Western Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm WD
Hemitrygon longicauda (Last & White, 2013)

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Hemitrygon longicauda
[Merauke stingray]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm WD
Hemitrygon navarrae (Steindachner, 1892)

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Hemitrygon navarrae
[Blackish stingray]

Photo by Krajangdara, T. & S. Rodpradit

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 51 cm WD
Hemitrygon parvonigra (Last & White, 2008)

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Hemitrygon parvonigra
[Dwarf black stingray]
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Hemitrygon sinensis
[Chinese stingray]
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Max. Length 22.3 cm WD
 
Hemitrygon yemenensis
[Hein's stingray]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hemitrygon akajei Whip stingray Northwest Pacific 200 TL 1841
Hemitrygon bennettii Bennett's stingray Indo-West Pacific 54.5 WD 1841
Hemitrygon fluviorum Estuary stingray Western Central and South 130 TL 1908
Hemitrygon izuensis Izu stingray Northwest Pacific 41.8 WD 1988
Hemitrygon laevigata Yantai stingray Northwest Pacific 37 WD 1960
Hemitrygon laosensis Mekong stingray Southeast Asia 62 WD 1987
Hemitrygon longicauda Merauke stingray Western Pacific 31 WD 2013
Hemitrygon navarrae Blackish stingray Northwest Pacific 32 WD 1892
Hemitrygon parvonigra Dwarf black stingray Eastern Indian Ocean and 51 WD 2008
Hemitrygon sinensis Chinese stingray Northwest Pacific 1892
Hemitrygon yemenensis Hein's stingray Western Indian Ocean 22.3 WD 2020



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