Neotrygon vali

Borsa, 2017



Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae

Reference of the original description
Borsa, P. (2017)
Neotrygon vali, a new species of the blue-spotted maskray complex (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae). Species, 18(60), 146–153

Types
Neotrygon vali
Holotype: CSIRO: H 7723-01;


Description :


Citation: Neotrygon vali Borsa, 2017: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 03/2024

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Neotrygon vali Borsa, 2017 © Photographed by M.A. Rosenstein near Mbike Wreck (09°06'S 160°11E), November 2014
Common names
fra \(T\) pastenague masquée à points bleus de Guadalcanal, eng Guadalcanal maskray, vali Guadalcanal (Gela)

Short Description
Original diagnose after BORSA, 2017 [25666]: Neotrygon vali sp. nov. is distinguished from all other species in the genus Neotrygon except N. kuhlii for which no genetic information is available yet, by the possession of nucleotide T at nucleotide site 420 and G at nucleotide site 522 of the CO1 gene. In addition, the Guadalcanal maskray is distinct from N. kuhlii by the lack of dark spots (> 1% DW) and by the lack of a pair of scapular blotches on the dorsal side.

Distribution
Melanesia east of Cenderawasih Bay in West Papua [25666]

Size / Weight / Age
29,5 cm DW (holotype) [25666]

Habitat
marine [25664]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=14941;