Dasyatis marmorata
Dasyatis marmorata, the marbled stingray, is a species of stingray of the family Dasyatidae. Its geographic range covers the central and south-eastern Atlantic, from Morocco to South Africa.[1] It is also present in the coastal waters of southern Mediterranean Sea and the Levantine Basin.[2][3] This bottom-dweller generally inhabits sandy or muddy flats near rocky reefs and kelp forests, to a depth of 50 m (164 ft).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Dasyatidae |
| Genus: | Dasyatis |
| Species: | D. marmorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasyatis marmorata (Steindachner, 1892) | |
References
- https://www.fishbase.de/summary/8964
- Guide of Mediterranean Skates and Rays (Dasyatis marmorata). Oct. 2022. Mendez L., Bacquet A. and F. Briand.http://www.ciesm.org/Guide/skatesandrays/Dasyatis-marmorata
- Chatzispyrou, Archontia; Gubili, Chrysoula; Laiaki, Maria; Mantopoulou-Palouka, Danai; Kavadas, Stefanos (2020-04-13). "Figure 2d from: Chatzispyrou A, Gubili C, Laiaki M, Mantopoulou-Palouka D, Kavadas S (2020) First record of the marbled ray, Dasyatis marmorata (Elasmobranchii: Dasyatidae), from Greece (central Aegean Sea). Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e51100". dx.doi.org. doi:10.3897/BDJ.8.e51100. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
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