Hypanus rubioi
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P. A. Mejía-Falla, A. F. Navia, D. Cardeñosa, and J. Tavera · via Wikipedia: Hypanus rubioi · CC BY 4.0
The cartilaginous fish known as Hypanus rubioi belongs to the Dasyatidae family and is commonly called the longnose pacific stingray.[1] P. A. Mejía-Falla, A. F. Navia, D. Cardeñosa, and J. Tavera, all marine biologists, formally described this species in early 2025.[2]
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassChondrichthyes
- SubclassElasmobranchii
- OrderMyliobatiformes
- FamilyDasyatidae
- GenusHypanus
- SpeciesHypanus rubioi
Named by Mejía-Falla, Navia, Cardeñosa & Tavera, 2025
Close relatives
Other species of Hypanus with a Codexery entry.
- Atlantic stingray Hypanus sabinus
- Bluntnose stingray Hypanus say
- Southern stingray Hypanus americanus
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Hypanus rubioi (CC BY-SA 4.0) · order, family and genus agree with WoRMS AphiaID 1832262 (CC BY 4.0)
How big is it?
Largest length in the source, 0.9 m, next to a 1.8 m person.
Diagram: drawn by Codexery, schematic shapes to scale (not a likeness). Length: Wikipedia: Hypanus rubioi
Quick Facts
- Species
- rubioi
Facts from the source article.
Biology and range
The longnose pacific stingray is a large-bodied benthic predator with an exceptionally long, sharply pointed snout and an elongated slender tail.[1] Its pectoral fin disc is roughly equal in width to its length, with front-side margins that are distinctly concave.[2] The preoral length is exceptionally long, representing 28% to 32% of the total disc width.[2] The holotype specimen measured 1,897 mm (74.7 in) in total length.[2]
With a rostrum angle falling between 93° and 105°, the sharply protruding snout is pointed.[2] The eye diameter, which is relatively small, ranges from 1.7% to 3.4% of the disc width.[2] A disc width of roughly 1,250 mm (49.2 in) can be reached by this species.[2]
What the specialist sources record
The WoRMS record lists the species as accepted, with the family Dasyatidae, order Myliobatiformes, and class Elasmobranchii.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "Hypanus rubioi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mejía-Falla, "New Species of the Genus Hypanus (Dasyatidae) from the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean", Ichthyology & Herpetology, 18 February 2025, p. 44–60; "6-foot-long sea creature — with 'sharp' snout — discovered as new species in Colombia", Miami h en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Hypanus rubioi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mejía-Falla, "New Species of the Genus Hypanus (Dasyatidae) from the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean", Ichthyology & Herpetology, 18 February 2025, p. 44–60 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- World Register of Marine Species, Hypanus rubioi (AphiaID 1832262). CC BY 4.0. marinespecies.org
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Hypanus rubioi (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Classification: the source article's taxobox; order, family and genus checked against WoRMS, the World Register of Marine Species (CC BY 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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