Fontitrygon

Fontitrygon is a genus of stingrays in the family Dasyatidae found in coastal tropical Atlantic waters and rivers that drain into the Atlantic. Fontitrygon species were formerly contained within the genus Dasyatis.[1]

Fontitrygon
F. geijskesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Order:
Myliobatiformes
Family:
Dasyatidae
Genus:
Fontitrygon

Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Type species
Trygon margarita
Günther, 1870

Species
  • Fontitrygon colarensis (Santos, Gomes & Charvet-Almeida, 2004) (Colares stingray)
  • Fontitrygon garouaensis (Stauch & Blanc, 1962) (Niger stingray)
  • Fontitrygon geijskesi (Boeseman, 1948) (Sharpsnout stingray)
  • Fontitrygon margarita (Günther, 1870) (Daisy stingray)
  • Fontitrygon margaritella (Compagno & Roberts, 1984) (Pearl stingray)
  • Fontitrygon ukpam (Smith, 1863) (Pincushion ray)
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References
  1. Last, P.R.; Naylor, G.J.; Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. (2016). "A revised classification of the family Dasyatidae (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes) based on new morphological and molecular insights". Zootaxa. 4139 (3): 345–368. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4139.3.2. PMID 27470808.
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