DASYATIS KUHLII

Dasyatis kuhlii (Muller and Henle,1841)

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Chondrichthyes

Subclass : Elasmobranchii

Order Myliobatiformes

Family : Dasyatidae sting rays

Genera : Dasyatis

Species : D. kuhlii

Dasyatis

  • Disc rhomboidal, anterior margin of disc angular; ventral surface mostly pale
  • Ventral skin folds narrow, its height less than twice height of tail above deepest portion;
  • distance from cloaca to stinging spine less than 1/2 of disc width

Dasyatis kuhlii

  • Tail banded black and white behind sting; dark transverse band through eyes (occasionally faint); 2 oral papillae on floor of mouth
  • snout tip comparatively blunt
  • Dorsal surface with many large bluish spots
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