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Hypanus
Sign in to saveHypanus is a genus of stingrays in the family Dasyatidae from warmer parts of the East Pacific and Atlantic, including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. The genus was previous regarded as a junior synonym of the genus Dasyatis.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderMyliobatiformes
- FamilyDasyatidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 108
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Dasyatidae
- Collections
- NCSM, UF, KU, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- United States
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- Parent taxon
- Dasyatidae
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- Dasyatis say botany bay.jpg
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Hypanus is a genus of stingrays in the family Dasyatidae from warmer parts of the East Pacific and Atlantic, including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. The genus was previous regarded as a junior synonym of the genus Dasyatis.
==Species== Eleven species are recognised by Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes. The placement of H. marianae and H. rudis within the genus is provisional, pending more thorough investigation. Hypanus americanus (Hildebrand & Schroeder, 1928) (Southern stingray) Hypanus berthalutzae Petean, Naylor & Lima, 2020 (Lutz's stingray) Hypanus dipterurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) (Diamond stingray) Hypanus geijskesi (Boeseman 1948) Hypanus guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Longnose stingray) Hypanus longus (Garman, 1880) (Longtail stingray) Hypanus marianae (Gomes, Rosa & Gadig, 2000) (Brazilian large-eyed stingray) Hypanus rubioi Mejía-Falla, Navia, Cardeñosa & Tavera, 2025 (Longnose Pacific stingray?) Hypanus rudis (Günther, 1870) (Smalltooth stingray) Hypanus sabinus (Lesueur, 1824) (Atlantic stingray) Hypanus say (Lesueur, 1817) (Bluntnose stingray)
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