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Maskray

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The genus Neotrygon was originally placed in Dasyatis by most authors, but later resurrected based on morphological and molecular analyses.[1] Stingrays belonging to the genus Neotrygon, which is part of the Dasyatidae family, are commonly referred to as maskrays and are found in the Indo-West Pacific region.[1] The common name "maskray" comes from a pattern of coloration around the eyes that looks like a mask.[1]

Scientific classification

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassChondrichthyes
  4. SubclassElasmobranchii
  5. OrderMyliobatiformes
  6. FamilyDasyatidae
  7. GenusNeotrygon

Named by Castelnau, 1873

Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Maskray (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Quick Facts

Type species
Raya trigonoides (New Caledonian maskray)

Facts from the source article.

Biology and range

The type species Neotrygon trigonoides occurs on reefs and reef-associated habitats of the Coral Sea.[2] Neotrygon orientalis has a wide distribution spanning the western Indo-Malay archipelago and the Philippines.[3] Neotrygon australiae is present along the northern coast of Australia and around Timor Island.[3] Neotrygon indica apparently has a wide distribution in the Indian Ocean.[4]

Coloration in maskrays is not uniform; aside from the mask-like pattern, they can be either plain or ornate.[5]

What the specialist sources record

The World Register of Marine Species lists Neotrygon Castelnau, 1873 as an accepted genus in family Dasyatidae, order Myliobatiformes, class Elasmobranchii, with a marine environment.[6] A 2016 paper by Borsa notes that Kuhl's maskray (Neotrygon kuhlii) is known from only two specimens collected in 1828 at Vanikoro and a watercolour, and may be synonymous with the New Caledonian maskray.[2] Borsa (2017) described Neotrygon vali as a new species from Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon archipelago.[4] Pavan-Kumar et al. (2018) described Neotrygon indica as a new species from the Indian Ocean.[7]

Hata (2024) described Neotrygon yakkoei as a new bluespotted maskray from Japan.[7] Borsa, Arlyza, Hoareau & Shen (2018) described four new cryptic species of blue-spotted maskray.[7]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Maskray" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Last, "Resurrection of the genus Neotrygon Castelnau (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) with the description of Neotrygon picta sp. nov., a new species from northern Australia. In: Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J (Eds. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Maskray" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Borsa, P., Arlyza, I.S., Chen, W.-J., Durand, J.-D., Meekan, M.G. & Shen, K.-N. (2013): Resurrection of New Caledonian maskray Neotrygon trigonoides (Myliobatoi; Borsa, P., "Notes on the origin of Müller and Henle's illustration and type material of the blue-spotted maskray Neotrygon kuhlii (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae).", Cybium, 2016, p. 255–258; Borsa, P., "Notes on the origin of Müller and Henle's illustration and type material of the blue-spotted maskray Neotrygon kuhlii (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae).", Cybium, 2016, p. 255–258 (original not r en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Maskray" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Borsa, P., Arlyza, I.S., Hoareau, T.B. & Shen, K.-N. (2018): Diagnostic description and geographic distribution of four new cryptic species of the blue-spotted (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Maskray" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Borsa, P., "Neotrygon vali, a new species of the blue spotted maskray complex (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae)", Species, 2017, p. 146–153 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Maskray" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Last, "Resurrection of the genus Neotrygon Castelnau (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) with the description of Neotrygon picta sp. nov., a new species from northern Australia. In: Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J (Eds.; Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Séret, B. (2016): Taxonomic status of maskrays of the Neotrygon kuhlii species complex (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) with the descriptio; Ward R D, Holmes B H, White W T, Last P R (2008): DNA barcoding Australasian chondrichthyans: results and potential uses in conservation. Marine and Freshwater ; Nayl en.wikipedia.org
  6. World Register of Marine Species, Neotrygon (AphiaID 397897). CC BY 4.0. marinespecies.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Maskray" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Séret, B. (2016): Taxonomic status of maskrays of the Neotrygon kuhlii species complex (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) with the descriptio; Borsa, P., Arlyza, I.S., Hoareau, T.B. & Shen, K.-N. (2018): Diagnostic description and geographic distribution of four new cryptic species of the blue-spotted ; Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Séret, B. (2016): Taxonomic status of maskrays of the Neotrygon kuhlii species complex (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) with the descriptio; Pavan-Kumar, A., "Neotrygon indica sp. nov., the Indian-Ocean bl en.wikipedia.org

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