Neotrygon caeruleopunctata

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 caeruleopunctata

Name

Neotrygon caeruleopunctata Last et al., 2016

• Holotype: MZB unreg (ex CSIRO H 7852-03).
• Paratypes (9): CSIRO H 7851-01, H 7851-02, H 7852-01, H 7852-02, H 6202-03, H 6202-04, H 7850-01, H 6124-01, H 6124-02.

Type locality: Kedonganan fish market, Bali, Indonesia, 8°45′ S, 115°10′ E.

Etymology: Derived from the Latin caeruleus (= sky blue) and punctum (= dot or spot) with reference to its bluespotted coloration and having a wider distribution than other blue-spotted forms.

References

Primary references

• Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Séret, B. 2016. Taxonomic status of maskrays of the Neotrygon kuhlii species complex (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) with the description of three new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4083(4): 533–561. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.4.5. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Bluespotted Maskray