Urolophus
| Urolophus Temporal range: 56–0 Ma | |
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| Urolophus cruciatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Urolophidae |
| Genus: | Urolophus J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Raja cruciata Lacepède, 1804 | |
Urolophus is a genus of round rays mostly native to the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, though one species occurs in the Pacific waters of the Mexican coast. Müller and Henle erected Urolophus in an 1837 issue of Bericht Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.[2] The name is derived from the Greek oura, meaning "tail", and lophos, meaning "crest".[3] In Urolophus, the outer rims of the nostrils are not enlarged into lobes, but may form a small knob at the back.[4] Raia (Leiobatus) Blainville, 1816 is a synonym of Urolophus; though his account was published earlier, none of species Blainville listed for Leiobatus had descriptions, thus rendering them invalid.[5] Urolophus fossils have been recovered dating back to the Eocene epoch (c. 56–34 Ma).[1]
Species
There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus:
- Urolophus armatus J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (New Ireland stingaree)
- Urolophus aurantiacus J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (Sepia stingray)
- Urolophus bucculentus W. J. Macleay, 1884 (Sandyback stingaree)
- Urolophus circularis McKay, 1966 (Circular stingaree)
- Urolophus cruciatus Lacépède, 1804 (Crossback stingaree)
- Urolophus deforgesi Séret & Last, 2003 (Chesterfield Island stingaree)
- Urolophus expansus McCulloch, 1916 (Wide stingaree)
- Urolophus flavomosaicus Last & M. F. Gomon, 1987 (Patchwork stingaree)
- Urolophus gigas T. D. Scott, 1954 (Spotted stingaree)
- Urolophus javanicus E. von Martens, 1864 (Java stingaree)
- Urolophus kaianus Günther, 1880 (Kai stingaree)
- Urolophus kapalensis Yearsley & Last, 2006 (Kapala stingaree)
- Urolophus lobatus McKay, 1966 (Lobed stingaree)
- Urolophus mitosis Last & M. F. Gomon, 1987 (Mitotic stingaree)
- Urolophus neocaledoniensis Séret & Last, 2003 (New Caledonian stingaree)
- Urolophus orarius Last & M. F. Gomon, 1987 (Coastal stingaree)
- Urolophus papilio Séret & Last, 2003 (Butterfly stingaree)
- Urolophus paucimaculatus J. M. Dixon, 1969 (Sparsely-spotted stingaree)
- Urolophus piperatus Séret & Last, 2003 (Coral Sea stingaree)
- Urolophus sufflavus Whitley, 1929 (Yellowback stingaree)
- Urolophus viridis McCulloch, 1916 (Greenback stingaree)
- Urolophus westraliensis Last & M. F. Gomon, 1987 (Brown stingaree)
See also
References
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- 1 2 Sepkoski, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560.
- ↑ Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. (1837). "Gattungen der Haifische und Rochen nach einer von ihm mit Hrn. Henle unternommenen gemeinschaftlichen Arbeit über die Naturgeschichte der Knorpelfische". Bericht Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1837: 111–118.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). Species of Urolophus in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ Yearsley, G.K. & Last, P.R. (2006). "Urolophus kapalensis sp. nov., a new stingree (Myliobatiformes: Urolophidae) off eastern Australia". Zootaxa. 1176: 41–52.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.) Catalog of Fishes electronic version (26 August 2010).