Myliobatis ridens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dasyatoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Batoidea Superordo: Batomorphii Ordo: Myliobatiformes Subordo: Myliobatoidei Superfamilia: Dasyatoidea

Familia: Myliobatidae
Genus: Myliobatis
Species: Myliobatis ridens

Name

• Myliobatis ridens Ruocco et al., 2012

Holotype: UNMDP. male. 511.

Paratypes (14): UNMDP 507-510, 512-516, 527-528, 530-531; MNHN 2011-0870.

Type locality: Southwestern Atlantic shelf, Bahía Samborombón, San Clemente del Tuyú. [1]

Etymology: Species epithet from the Latin ridens (= laughing or smiling), in reference to the peculiar countenance of this species caused by the corners and width of the mouth that resembles a smile.

Vernacular names

English: Shortnose eagle ray
español: chucho ñato

References

• Araújo, P.R.V., Oddone, M.C. & Velasco, G. 2016. Reproductive biology of the stingrays, Myliobatis goodei and Myliobatis ridens (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatidae), in southern Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology 89(1): 1043–1067. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13015 Reference page. 
• Ruocco, N.L., Lucifora, L.O., Díaz de Astarloa, J.M., Mabragaña, E. & Delpiani, S.M. 2012. Morphology and DNA barcoding reveal a new species of eagle ray from the Southwestern Atlantic: Myliobatis ridens sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes, Myliobatiformes, Myliobatidae). Zoological Studies 51(6): 862-873. PDF Reference page.