Hemitrygon | |
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H. bennettii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Family: | Dasyatidae |
Genus: |
Hemitrygon Müller & Henle, 1838 |
Type species | |
Trygon bennettii Müller & Henle, 1841 |
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Synonyms | |
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Hemitrygon is a genus of stingrays in the family Dasyatidae from marine, brackish and freshwater habitats in the central Indo-Pacific and northwest Pacific regions. The genus was formerly regarded as a junior synonym of the genus Dasyatis.
The taxonomy of Hemitrygon requires revision, as some existing species may be synonyms and there may be undescribed species.