Dasyatis ushiei, the cow stingray or Ushi stingray, is a species of stingray known from a single specimen. Based on the single specimen, its range includes at least Mikawa Bay, Aichi Prefecture, middle Japan.[1] Due to the limited knowledge of its biology and extent of capture in fisheries, this species is assessed as Data Deficient in 2007.[2]

Dasyatis ushiei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Dasyatis
Species:
D. ushiei
Binomial name
Dasyatis ushiei
(Jordan and Hubbs, 1925)
Synonyms[1]

Bathytoshia lata

Molecular data from 2012 has confirmed that this species is a population of the Broad stingray.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Jabado, R.W., Chartrain, E., De Bruyne, G., Derrick, D., Dia, M., Diop, M., Doherty, P., Finucci, B., Leurs, G.H.L., Metcalfe, K., Pires, J.D., Seidu, I., Soares, A.-L., Tamo, A., VanderWright, W.J. & Williams, A.B. (2021). "Bathytoshia lata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T104071039A104072486. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T104071039A104072486.en. Retrieved 10 July 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ H. Ishihara & S.V. Valenti (2007). "Dasyatis ushiei". Retrieved December 1, 2013.