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Platyrhina psomadakisi
White & Last, 2016
Andaman Fanray
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rhinopristiformes Platyrhinidae
Reference of the original description
Platyrhina psomadakisi sp. nov., a new species of fanray (Batoidea: Platyrhinidae) from the Andaman Sea, the first record of this family in the Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 4121(5), 533–544
Platyrhina psomadakisi sp. nov., a new species of fanray (Batoidea: Platyrhinidae) from the Andaman Sea, the first record of this family in the Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 4121(5), 533–544
Types
Platyrhina psomadakisi
Holotype: CSIRO: H 7861-01; Paratype: CSIRO: H 7859-01; CSIRO: H 7860-01; DoF: specimen 604;
Platyrhina psomadakisi
Holotype: CSIRO: H 7861-01; Paratype: CSIRO: H 7859-01; CSIRO: H 7860-01; DoF: specimen 604;
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Description :
Citation: Platyrhina psomadakisi White & Last, 2016: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2024
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Holotype of Platyrhina psomadakisi sp. nov. (CSIRO H 7861-01, adult male 378 mm TL, preserved); © White & Last, 2016
Holotype of Platyrhina psomadakisi sp. nov. (CSIRO H 7861-01, adult male 378 mm TL, preserved); © White & Last, 2016
Common names
Andaman Fanray
Andaman Fanray
Short Description
Original diagnosis after WHITE & LAST, 2016 [24213]: A medium-sized fanray with the following combination of characters: a single row of hooked thorns on dorsal midline body and tail (extending from nape to first dorsal fin); thorns on orbital, nape and scapular regions not encircled by pale pigment; dorsal surface of adults with patches of prickly denticles (rough to touch); dorsal fins well separated, interdorsal distance 8.5–9.1% TL; greyish brown dorsally with a series of darker brown saddles on tail.
Original diagnosis after WHITE & LAST, 2016 [24213]: A medium-sized fanray with the following combination of characters: a single row of hooked thorns on dorsal midline body and tail (extending from nape to first dorsal fin); thorns on orbital, nape and scapular regions not encircled by pale pigment; dorsal surface of adults with patches of prickly denticles (rough to touch); dorsal fins well separated, interdorsal distance 8.5–9.1% TL; greyish brown dorsally with a series of darker brown saddles on tail.
Size / Weight / Age
types: an adult male (378 mm TL), a juvenile male (197 mm TL) and two females (341 and 245 mm TL). [24213]
types: an adult male (378 mm TL), a juvenile male (197 mm TL) and two females (341 and 245 mm TL). [24213]
Dentition
Teeth very small, rhomboidal, quincuncial; crowns pointed in adult male holotype, blunt in female and juvenile paratypes; ca. 71 rows in upper jaw in holotype; upper and lower jaw teeth similar in shape and size. [24213]
Teeth very small, rhomboidal, quincuncial; crowns pointed in adult male holotype, blunt in female and juvenile paratypes; ca. 71 rows in upper jaw in holotype; upper and lower jaw teeth similar in shape and size. [24213]
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=14590;
shark-references Species-ID=14590;
