Neotrygon australiae

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: Neotrygoninae
Genus: Neotrygon
Species: Neotrygon australiae

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Neotrygon australiae Last et al., 2016

  • Holotype: CSIRO H 7016-01.
  • Paratypes (8): CSIRO CA 3236, CA 3247, CA 4307, H 3914-01, H 6144-19, H 7017-01, H 7018-01, T 693.

Type locality: southwest of Weipa, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, 12°53.96′ S, 141°12.71′ E, 36–38 m depth.

Etymology: Epithet demarcates the Australasian distribution of this member of bluespotted mask ray complex of the genus Neotrygon.

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Vernacular names

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English: Australian Bluespotted Maskray