Himantura


Himantura is a genus of stingray in the family Dasyatidae that is native to the Indo-Pacific. In a 2016 taxonomic revision, many of the species formerly assigned to Himantura were reassigned to other genera.

Species

Twelve extant species are currently recognized as valid, formerly four or five species. Himantura alcockii Himantura australis Himantura fava Himantura fluviatilis Himantura krempfi Himantura leoparda Himantura marginata Himantura menoni Himantura microphthalma Himantura pareh Himantura souarfortuna Himantura tutul Himantura uarnak Himantura undulata
The former contentious species, Himantura tutul has had its validity disputed and has been considered a junior synonym of H. uarnak by the Catalog of Fishes. However, H. tutul was previously confused not with H. uarnak, but with H. leoparda, and subsequently shown to be genetically distinct and reproductively isolated from both H. uarnak and H. leoparda. Both adult H. leoparda and H. tutul present leopard-like ocellated spots. These are smaller and more numerous in H. tutul.

Synonyms

Data from: Himantura alcocki: synonym of Himantura alcockiiHimantura astra: synonym of Maculabatis astraHimantura bleekeri: synonym of Pateobatis bleekeriHimantura chaophraya: synonym of Urogymnus polylepisHimantura chaophrya: synonym of Urogymnus polylepisHimantura dalyensis: synonym of Urogymnus dalyensisHimantura draco: synonym of Pateobatis jenkinsiiHimantura fai: synonym of Pateobatis faiHimantura gerrardi: synonym of Maculabatis gerrardiHimantura granulata: synonym of Urogymnus granulatusHimantura heterurus: synonym of Brevitrygon heteruraHimantura hortlei: synonym of Pateobatis hortleiHimantura imbricata: synonym of Brevitrygon imbricataHimantura javaensis: synonym of Brevitrygon javaensisHimantura jenkinsii: synonym of Pateobatis jenkinsiiHimantura lobistoma: synonym of Urogymnus lobistomaHimantura oxyrhyncha: synonym of Fluvitrygon oxyrhynchusHimantura pacifica: synonym of Styracura pacificaHimantura pastinacoides: synonym of Maculabatis pastinacoidesHimantura polylepis: synonym of Urogymnus polylepisHimantura ponapensis: synonym of Urogymnus granulatusHimantura punctata: synonym of Himantura uarnakHimantura randalli: synonym of Maculabatis randalliHimantura schmardae: synonym of Styracura schmardaeHimantura signifer: synonym of Fluvitrygon signiferHimantura toshi: synonym of Maculabatis toshiHimantura uarnacoides: synonym of Pateobatis uarnacoidesHimantura walga: synonym of ''Brevitrygon walga''