Himantura tutul

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
Subfamilia: Urogymninae
Genus: Himantura
Species: Himantura tutul

Name

Himantura tutul Borsa et al., 2013

Holotype: MNHN ICTI5184 [piece of tail]
Paratypes: CSIRO H5284.05, UMS MMSK-c4

Type locality: Mkoani [1] fish landing site on Pemba Island, Tanzania.

Etymology: The specific epithet is the Malay word tutul which means “spotted” and which designates the spots of the leopard, Panthera pardus (macan tutul in Malay language). Thus, the species was named after the leopard-like markings on the dorsal surface of large specimens.

Vernacular names

English: Fine-spotted Leopard Whipray
français: Raie léopard à petites taches
Bahasa Melayu: Pari tutul kecil

References

Borsa, P., Durand, J.-D., Shen, K. N., Arlyza, I. S., Solihin, D. D. & Berrebi, P.; 2013: Himantura tutul sp. nov. (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae), a new ocellated whipray from the tropical Indo-West Pacific, described from its cytochrome-oxidase I gene sequence. Comptes Rendus Biologies, 336: 82–92. PDF
Borsa, P.; Williams, C. T.; McIvor, A. J.; Hoareau, T. B.; Berumen, M. L. 2021. Neotype designation and re-description of Forsskål’s reticulate whipray Himantura uarnak. Marine Biodiversity, 51: 28.