Pastinachus stellurostris

Last, Fahmi & Naylor, 2010


Starrynose stingray
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae

Reference of the original description
Last, P.R. & Fahmi & Naylor, G.J.P. (2010)
Pastinachus stellurostris sp. nov., a new stingray (Elasmobranchii: Myliobatiformes) from Indonesian Borneo. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper, 32, 129–140

Image of the original description

Pastinachus cf. stellurostris, immature male (MTUF P 30003, 235 mm DW, preserved), from Thailand: dorsal surface/ventral surface. In: Last, P.R. & Fahmi & Naylor, G.J.P. (2010): Pastinachus stellurostris sp. nov, a new stingray (Elasmobranchii: Myliobatiformes) from Indonesian Borneo. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper, 32: 129-140

Types
Pastinachus stellurostris
Holotype: MZB: 18226 (old: NCIP 6339) ; Paratype: CSIRO: H 7110-01; NCIP: 6338;


Description :


Citation: Pastinachus stellurostris Last, Fahmi & Naylor, 2010: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 03/2024

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Pastinachus stellurostris sp. nov, adult male holotype (MZB 18226, 422 mm DW, preserved): dorsal surface and female paratype (NCIP 6338, 413 mm DW, preserved): ventral surface. In: Last, P.R. & Fahmi & Naylor, G.J.P. (2010): Pastinachus stellurostris sp. nov, a new stingray (Elasmobranchii: Myliobatiformes) from Indonesian Borneo. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper, 32: 129-140
Distribution
Asia: Indonesia. Known from West Kalimantan in the vicinity of the Kapuas River estuary and near Pemangkat. Possibly misidentified locally as another species of Pastinachus and may be more widely distributed in parts of Borneo, and even Sumatra, where the habitat is suitable. A juvenile male (MTUF P 30003), collected about 60 km upstream from the mouth of the Bang Pakong River in Thailand, may represent the first record of this species outside Borneo.

Biology
This species probably prefers shallow, fresh or brackish water habitats (Ref. 84289). Tropical

Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 42.8 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 84289)

Habitat
Demersal; freshwater; brackish

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=9014;