Dasyatidae

LARSON, HELEN K., WILLIAMS, REX S. & HAMMER, MICHAEL P., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia </ strong>, Zootaxa 3696 (1), pp. 1-293 : 18-21

Dasyatidae

(stingrays)

Dasyatis microps ( Annandale, 1908)

Smalleye Stingray

Trygon microps Annandale, 1908: 393 (Bay of Bengal, off Chittagong coast).

Dasyatis microps — Hoese et al. 2006: 178 (NT; N coast).

Himantura astra Last, Manjaji-Matsumoto and Pogonoski, 2008

Blackspotted Whipray

Himantura toshi — Whitley 1940b: 212 (Bedwell Point, NT; "Lord Moyne found it in the Arafura Sea"); Pender et al. 1992: 65 (Fog Bay; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Ramm 1997: 12 (Timor and Arafura Seas); Last and Compagno 1999: 1504 (Arafura and Timor Seas); Hoese et al. 2006: 194 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast); Last and Stevens 2009: 448 (from Darwin).

Himantura astra Last, Manjaji-Matsumoto and Pogonoski, 2008b: 304–311 (Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland).

NNE of Lee Point ; Chambers Bay . Paratypes from N of Melville Island ; N of Wessel Islands ; E of Wessel

Islands; N of Groote Eylandt; N of Arnhem land, Arafura Sea; Gulf of Carpentaria, NT (all held at CSIRO).

Himantura dalyensis Last and Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2008 Freshwater Whipray Dasyatis sp. ( fluviorum ?)— Pollard 1974: 64 (East Alligator River). Dasyatis fluviorum — Merrick and Schmida 1984: 42 (freshwater reaches of the South Alligator River); Larson

1987: 147 (Kakadu Stages 1 and 2); Last and Stevens 1994: 390 (Darwin); Larson and Williams 1997: 346

(Darwin Harbour); Larson 1997: 24 (West Alligator Head); Larson 1999b: 25 (Kakadu); Hoese et al.

2006: 191 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria).

Himantura chaophraya — Taniuchi and Shimizu 1991: 3, 5 (Daly River); Last and Stevens 1994: 399–400 (South Alligator); Larson 1997: 24 (East Alligator River); Larson 1999b: 26 (Kakadu); Compagno and Last 1999: 1485 (map). Larson 2002: 28 (East Alligator River). Wilson and Brooks 2004: 11 (Cato River); Hoese et al. 2006: 193 (NT; N coastal, N Gulf).

Himantura dalyensis Last and Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2008a: 284–289 (Pentecost River, Bindoola Creek junction, Western Australia).

West Alligator Head; Keep River.

Himantura fai Jordan and Seale, 1906

Pink Whipray

Himantura fai Jordan and Seale, 1906: 184 (Apia, Upolu, Samoa).— Hoese et al. 2006: 193 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Himantura granulata (Macleay, 1883) Mangrove Whipray Trygon granulatus Macleay, 1883a: 598 (Port Moresby, New Guinea). Himantura granulata — Last 1979: 170 (NT); Blaber et al. 1992: 6 (Groote Eylandt); Paxton et al. 1988: 42 (NT);

Last and Stevens 1994: 402 (common off the Northern Territory); Larson and Williams 1997: 346 (East

Arm); Hoese et al. 2006: 193 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Mountnorris Bay (sight record, H.K. Larson).

Himantura jenkinsii ( Annandale, 1909)

Jenkins’ Whipray

Trygon jenkinsii Annandale, 1909: 28 (off Ganjam coast, India).

Himantura jenkinsii — Last and Stevens 1994: 404 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 193–194 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast); Last and Stevens 2009: 446 (Arafura Sea).

Himantura leoparda Manjaji-Matsumoto and Last, 2008 Leopard Whipray Himantura undulata — Hoese et al. 2006: 194 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast). Himantura leoparda Manjaji-Matsumoto and Last, 2008: 294–298 (north-west of Weipa, Gulf of Carpentaria,

Queensland).

Paratypes from N of Arnhem Land ( CSIRO) .

Himantura toshi Whitley, 1939

Brown Whipray

Himantura toshi Whitley, 1939a: 258 (Clarence River estuary, New South Wales).

Himantura sp. A — Last and Stevens 1994: 397–398 (Darwin); Larson and Williams 1997: 346 (Darwin). Hymantura sp. A— Ramm 1997: 12 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

Himantura toshi — Last and Stevens 2009: 448–449 (from Darwin).

Himantura uarnak ( Forsskål, 1775)

Reticulate Whipray

Raja uarnak Forsskål, 1775 : pl.18, ix (Loheia, Red Sea).

Trygon uarnak — Macleay 1878: 366 Port Darwin.

Himantura uarnak — Taylor 1964: 58 (Port Bradshaw); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 330 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 79 (Arafura Sea); Larson 1992: 9 (off Bing Bong Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 346 (off Mindil Beach); Larson 1997: 24 (Kakadu); Larson 1999b: 26 (Kakadu); Hoese et al. 2006: 194 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Neotrygon annotata (Last, 1987)

Plain Maskray

Dasyatis annotatus Last, 1987: 57–59 (N of Vansittart Bay, NT; N of Groote Eylandt).— Russell and Houston 1989: 79 (Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 6 (Groote Eylandt).

Amphotistius sp. 1 — Pender et al. 1992: 65 (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Ramm 1997: 11 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

Dasyatis annotata — Last and Stevens 1994: 387 (map and text); Last and Compagno 1999: 1498 (off northern Australia.... Arafura and Timor Seas); Hoese et al. 2006: 191 (NT; N coast).

NE of Goulburn Island; N of Cape Wessel; N of Bowra Shoals, Fog Bay.

Neotrygon kuhlii (Muller and Henle, 1841)

Bluespotted Maskray

Trygon kuhlii Muller and Henle, 1841: 164 (Vanikoro, Santa Cruz Islands, and New Guinea).— Ogilby 1888: 19 (Port Essington).

Dasyatis kuhlii — Taylor 1964: 58 (Port Bradshaw); Russell and Houston 1989: 79 (Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 6 (Groote Eylandt); Larson and Williams 1997: 346 (Darwin Harbour); Hoese et al. 2006: 192 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Amphotistius kuhlii — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 330 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Ramm 1997: 11 (Timor and Arafura Seas).

Neotrygon leylandi (Last, 1987)

Painted Maskray

Amphotistius sp.2 — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 330 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Pender et al. 1992: 65 (western Gulf of Carpentaria); Ramm 1997: 11 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

Amphotistius sp. 3 — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 330 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 79 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 65 (western Gulf of Carpentaria); Ramm 1997: 11 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

Dasyatis leylandi Last, 1987: 59–61 (Forestier Island, WA).— Last and Stevens 1994: 393–394 (map and text); Russell and Houston 1989: 79 (Arafura Sea); Last and Compagno 1999: 1500 (Northern Australia …. Arafura and Timor seas); Hoese et al. 2006: 192 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

East Point reef, Darwin Harbour; Shoal Bay; N of Lee Point; NE of Goulburn Island; N of Cape Wessel.

Neotrygon picta Last and White, 2008

Peppered Maskray

Amphotistius sp.2 — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 330 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Pender et al. 1992: 65 (western Gulf of Carpentaria); Ramm 1997: 11 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

Amphotistius sp. 3 — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 330 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 79 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 65 (western Gulf of Carpentaria); Ramm 1997: 11 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

Dasyatis leylandi Last, 1987: 59–61 (Forestier Island, WA).— Last and Stevens 1994: 393–394 (map and text); Russell and Houston 1989: 79 (Arafura Sea); Last and Compagno 1999: 1500 (Northern Australia …. Arafura and Timor seas); Hoese et al. 2006: 192 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Neotrygon picta Last and White, 2008: 316–322 (east of Rockhampton).

Paratypes from NE of Wessel Islands ; N of Groote Eylandt ( CSIRO) . N of Point Charles, N of Lee Point ,

Darwin Harbour; N of Cape Don; N of Smith Point; NE of Goulburn Island; N of Cape Wessel.

Pastinachus atrus (Macleay, 1883)

Cowtail Stingray

Taeniura atra Macleay, 1883a: 598 (Port Moresby).

Hypolophus sephen — Last 1979: 170 (NT); Paxton et al. 1989:43 (NT); Larson 1992: 8 (Mule Creek; Bing Bong Creek).

Dasyatis sephen — Russell and Houston 1989: 79 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 65 (Melville Island area; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Ramm 1997: 12 (Timor Sea).

Pastinachus sephen — Larson and Williams 1997: 346 (East Arm Quarantine Station; Rapid Creek); Hoese et al. 2006: 194 (NT; N coast).

Taeniura lymma ( Forsskål, 1775) Bluespotted Fantail Ray Raja lymma Forsskål, 1775: 17 (Loheia, Red Sea). Taeniura lymma — McCulloch 1920: 41 (Port Darwin); Taylor 1964: 54 (Yirrkalla); Blaber et al. 1992: 6 (Groote

Eylandt); Larson and Williams 1997: 346 (Port Darwin); Larson 1997: 25 (Field Island); Larson 1999b: 26

(Kakadu); Hoese et al. 2006: 195 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Fannie Bay.

Taeniurops meyeni (Muller and Henle, 1841)

Blotched Fantail Ray

Taeniura meyeni Muller and Henle, 1841: 172 ( Mauritius) .— Hoese et al. 2006: 195 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Taeniura melanospila — Ramm 1997: 12 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

Urogymnus asperrimus ( Bloch and Schneider, 1801)

Porcupine Ray

Raja asperrimus Bloch and Schneider, 1801: 367 ( Bombay) .

Urogymnus asperrimus — Hoese et al. 2006: 196 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Casuarine Beach (washed up dead).