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Taeniura lessoni
Last, White & Naylor, 2016
Taeniura lessoni
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae
Reference of the original description
Three new stingrays (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from the Indo–West Pacific. Zootaxa, 4147(4), 377–402
Three new stingrays (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from the Indo–West Pacific. Zootaxa, 4147(4), 377–402
Types
Taeniura lessoni
Holotype: CSIRO: H 7724-01; Paratype: CSIRO: H 7724-02; QM: I 39329; USNM: 350580; USNM: 380822;
Taeniura lessoni
Holotype: CSIRO: H 7724-01; Paratype: CSIRO: H 7724-02; QM: I 39329; USNM: 350580; USNM: 380822;
Images of types
Description :
Citation: Taeniura lessoni Last, White & Naylor, 2016: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 10/2025
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Holotype of Taeniura lessoni sp. nov, adult male 209 mm DW (CSIRO H 7724-01), from Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands (fresh) © Last & Séret, 2016
Holotype of Taeniura lessoni sp. nov, adult male 209 mm DW (CSIRO H 7724-01), from Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands (fresh) © Last & Séret, 2016
Common names
Oceania Fantail Ray
Oceania Fantail Ray
Short Description
Original diagnosis after LAST, WHITE & NAYLOR, 2016 [24346]: Small, blue-spotted stingray of the genus Taeniura lacking of a pair of blue longitudinal stripes along the sides of the tail; a uniformly pale ventral fold; no dorsal fold but upper margin of tail with a firm, blunt ridge; and within the genus possibly a relatively short post-orbital disc (length from rear of orbit to pectoral-fin insertion 63–65% DW), relatively long horizontal snout length (20–21% DW) and prenasal length 14–16% DW, and prenasal length 1.5–1.9 times internasal width.
Original diagnosis after LAST, WHITE & NAYLOR, 2016 [24346]: Small, blue-spotted stingray of the genus Taeniura lacking of a pair of blue longitudinal stripes along the sides of the tail; a uniformly pale ventral fold; no dorsal fold but upper margin of tail with a firm, blunt ridge; and within the genus possibly a relatively short post-orbital disc (length from rear of orbit to pectoral-fin insertion 63–65% DW), relatively long horizontal snout length (20–21% DW) and prenasal length 14–16% DW, and prenasal length 1.5–1.9 times internasal width.
Distribution
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, Melanesia; Underwater images from off Kavieng (New Ireland), and off Kokopo, East New Britain (Papua New Guinea), Fiji [24346] Source: www.gbif.org
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, Melanesia; Underwater images from off Kavieng (New Ireland), and off Kokopo, East New Britain (Papua New Guinea), Fiji [24346] Source: www.gbif.org
Dentition
Teeth uniformly close-set in both jaws, in few oblique rows, not arranged in obvious quincunx; in paratype (CSIRO H 7724-02) rows in upper jaw ~23, lower jaw ~23. [24346]
Teeth uniformly close-set in both jaws, in few oblique rows, not arranged in obvious quincunx; in paratype (CSIRO H 7724-02) rows in upper jaw ~23, lower jaw ~23. [24346]
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=14670;
shark-references Species-ID=14670;
