TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Chondrichthyes
Order Myliobatiformes
Family Dasyatidae
Genus Dasyatis
Dasyatis ushiei (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925)

Provider:

Pofeng Lee& Shoou-Jeng Joung

Synonyms：

Dasyatis ushieri, Dasybatis ushiei

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);

鄧火土（1962）Chondrich. Fish. Taiwan: 232-234. Fig. 63 (in Japanese)

Character:

Disc broader than long. Snout slightly produced. Eye somewhat elevated, 1.5 in spiracles. Spiracles large. Mouth little less than two thirds snout, with seven papillae, in three groups of which median comprises three papillae. Teeth in 24 rows above, 27 rows below. Body smooth, only a series of tubercles on posterior of tail. Tail longer than twice disc length, compressed anteriorly, and whiplike behind spine base, lower edge with very low fold. Grayish brown above; whitish below.

Habitat:

Ovoviviparous

Distribution:

Japan, Taiwan. (Teng)

Name Code:

383149

Marine