Hemitrygon yemenensis

Hemitrygon yemenensis, commonly known as Heins’ stingray,[1] is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae.

Hemitrygon yemenensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Hemitrygon
Species:
H. yemenensis
Binomial name
Hemitrygon yemenensis
A. B. M. Moore, Last & Naylor, 2020

Hemitrygon yemenensis is found along the Arabian Sea coast of eastern Yemen. This species reaches a length of 22 cm (8.7 in).[2]

References
  1. Moore, A. & Dulvy, N.K. (2021). "Hemitrygon yemenensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T183782506A183782544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T183782506A183782544.en. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. Moore, Alec B. M.; Last, Peter R.; Naylor, Gavin J. P. (2020-07-23). "Hemitrygon yemenensis sp. nov., a new species of stingray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean". Zootaxa. 4819 (2): 364–374. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4819.2.8. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33055664. S2CID 222822240.


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