Himantura chaophraya

Himantura chaophraya

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: Dasyatidae
Genus: Himantura
Species: Himantura chaophraya

Name

Himantura chaophraya Monkolprasit & Roberts, 1990

Type locality: Chao Phraya River, Bang Sai District, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand.

Holotype: female by Kittipong Jaruthanin.

Etymology: specific name after the Chao Phraya River, from which the type series was collected.

Synonyms

• Himantura polylepis (Bleeker, 1852) [senior synonym]
• Trygon polylepis Bleeker, 1852

References

• สมโภชน์ อัคคะทวีวัฒน์, พ.ศ. 2547: สาระน่ารู้ปลาน้ำจืดไทย เล่ม ๑ หน้า 3 ISBN 974-00-8701-9
• IUCN: Himantura polylepis (Bleeker, 1852) (Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Giant Freshwater Stingray
ไทย: ปลากระเบนราหูน้ำจืด

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