Taxonavigation

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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

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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

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

References

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  • 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.