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Himantura draco
Compagno & Heemstra, 1984
Dragon stingray
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae
Reference of the original description
Himantura draco, a new species of stingray (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from South Africa, with a key to the Dasyatidae and the first record of Dasyatis kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) from southern Africa. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication, 33: 1–17
Himantura draco, a new species of stingray (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from South Africa, with a key to the Dasyatidae and the first record of Dasyatis kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) from southern Africa. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication, 33: 1–17
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Citation: Himantura draco Compagno & Heemstra, 1984: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
Common names
Dragon stingray
Dragon stingray
Short Description
Conspicuous band of enlarged, erect, rough, hooked thorns on midline of disc, and small dark brown spots on rear margin of disc; snout angular, disc broadly rounded tips, and tail slender, slightly greater than body length and without caudal finfolds; 1 sting on tail [536]. Brown dorsally, white ventrally, rear margins of disc with light band and dark spots above, tan band below [20091].
Conspicuous band of enlarged, erect, rough, hooked thorns on midline of disc, and small dark brown spots on rear margin of disc; snout angular, disc broadly rounded tips, and tail slender, slightly greater than body length and without caudal finfolds; 1 sting on tail [536]. Brown dorsally, white ventrally, rear margins of disc with light band and dark spots above, tan band below [20091].
Human uses
fisheries: of no interest
fisheries: of no interest
Biology
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures [733]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086].
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures [733]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086].
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=2891;
shark-references Species-ID=2891;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
Cestoda
