- Title
- Himantura draco, a new species of stingray (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from South Africa: with a key to the Dasyatidae and the first record of Dasyatis kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) from southern Africa, Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) no.33
- Creator
- Compagno, Leonard J V, Heemstra, Phillip C, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Subject
- Fishes -- South Africa -- Classification, Stingrays -- Africa, Southern
- Date
- 1984-01
- Type
- text, book
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70050, vital:29610, Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description
- Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 33, Himantura draco sp.n is described from an immature male specimen of 56 cm disc width collected at Durban. Dasyatis kuhlii is reported from southern Africa based on three specimens from Natal. Records of H. fava, H. imbricata and H. jenkinsii from southern Africa appear to be erroneous, the latter two being misidentifications of H. gerrardi, and the first a misidentified specimen of H. uarnak. Records of H. purpurea are apparently based on Dasyatis violacea and Himantura sp. (possibly H. fai). A key to the 13 species of dasyatids known from southern Africa is presented.
- Format
- 20 pages, pdf
- Publisher
- J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology), Compagno, L. J. V. and Heemstra, P. C. (1984) Himantura draco, a new species of stingray (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from South Africa: with a key to the Dasyatidae and the first record of Dasyatis kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) from southern Africa. Grahamstown, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Special publication, no. 33, Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) volume number 33 1 20 January 1984 0075-2088
- Rights
- J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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