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Hexatrygon bickelli
Heemstra & Smith, 1980
Sixgill stingray
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Hexatrygonidae
Reference of the original description
Hexatrygonidae, a new family of stingrays (Myliobatiformes: Batoidea) from South Africa, with comments on the classification of batoid fishes. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 43, 1–17
Hexatrygonidae, a new family of stingrays (Myliobatiformes: Batoidea) from South Africa, with comments on the classification of batoid fishes. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 43, 1–17
Image of the original description
Image in copyright.
Image in copyright.
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Hexatrematobatis longirostrum, Hexatrygon bickelii, Hexatrygon brevirostra, Hexatrygon longirostra, Hexatrygon longirostris, Hexatrygon longirostrum, Hexatrygon taiwanensis, Hexatrygon yangi
Hexatrematobatis longirostrum, Hexatrygon bickelii, Hexatrygon brevirostra, Hexatrygon longirostra, Hexatrygon longirostris, Hexatrygon longirostrum, Hexatrygon taiwanensis, Hexatrygon yangi
Types
Hexatrygon bickelli
Holotype: SAIAB: 997;
Hexatrematobatis longirostrum
Holotype: SCSFRI: 72; Paratype: SFC: 306;
Hexatrygon brevirostra
Holotype: NTUM: 6597;
Hexatrygon taiwanensis
Holotype: NTUM: 6505;
Hexatrygon yangi
Holotype: NTUM: 6100;
Hexatrygon bickelli
Holotype: SAIAB: 997;
Hexatrematobatis longirostrum
Holotype: SCSFRI: 72; Paratype: SFC: 306;
Hexatrygon brevirostra
Holotype: NTUM: 6597;
Hexatrygon taiwanensis
Holotype: NTUM: 6505;
Hexatrygon yangi
Holotype: NTUM: 6100;
Description :
Citation: Hexatrygon bickelli Heemstra & Smith, 1980: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Hexatrygon bickelli Heemstra & Smith, 1980, female, 68 cm TL, Nicobar Islands, India © Image by Sumod K.S., India with permission by K. K. Bineesh, India
Hexatrygon bickelli Heemstra & Smith, 1980, female, 68 cm TL, Nicobar Islands, India © Image by Sumod K.S., India with permission by K. K. Bineesh, India
Common names
Sixgill stingray
Sixgill stingray
Short Description
A bizarre-looking flabby stingray with a long, thick, fleshy snout [536]. Dark violet-blue or brownish above, white below [536].
A bizarre-looking flabby stingray with a long, thick, fleshy snout [536]. Dark violet-blue or brownish above, white below [536].
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: South Africa eastward to Japan, Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. Source: www.gbif.org
Indo-Pacific: South Africa eastward to Japan, Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: of no interest
fisheries: of no interest
Biology
Inhabits soft bottoms of upper continental slopes (Ref. 9906, 75154). Feeding habits unknown (Ref. 9906). Strong protractile mouth is likely to be used for removing prey from the substrate (Ref. 39766). Probably caught with bottom trawls (Ref. 9906).
Inhabits soft bottoms of upper continental slopes (Ref. 9906, 75154). Feeding habits unknown (Ref. 9906). Strong protractile mouth is likely to be used for removing prey from the substrate (Ref. 39766). Probably caught with bottom trawls (Ref. 9906).
Habitat
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 350 - 1120 m (Ref. 9906), usually 362 - 1120 m (Ref. 9906)
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 350 - 1120 m (Ref. 9906), usually 362 - 1120 m (Ref. 9906)
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=2875;
shark-references Species-ID=2875;
