Taeniurops Garman, 1913

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Genus Taeniurops Garman, 1913

Fantail Rays / ḇṕṚẽé

Taeniurops Garman, 1913: 399 . Type species: Taeniura meyeni Müller & Henle, 1841 , by subsequent designation.

Taeniurops meyeni ( Müller & Henle, 1841)

Blotched Fantail Ray / ȐkḇṕṚẽ

Taeniura meyeni Müller & Henle, 1841: 172 , pl. 55. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-2428, ZMB 4660 , Mauritius, Mascarenes , southwestern Indian Ocean.

Local synonymy: Taeniura melanospila: Teng, 1962: 219 , fig. 59; Chen & Chung, 1971: 30. Taeniura melanospilos: Chen & Yu, 1986: 159 . Taeniura meyemi: Chen, 2004: 25 . Taeniura meyeni: Teng, 1962: 218 ; Chen & Chung, 1971: 31; Chen & Yu, 1986: 159; Shao et al., 2008: 237; Chen et al., 2010: 5, fig. A.

Taiwan voucher material: NMMB-P HO-80 , tissue collected only, Da-xi, 14 Mar 2012 .

Remarks: Not commonly landed. Generic placement still under debate; previously considered to belong in Taeniura , but placed in Taeniurops by Last & Stevens (2009), and evidence suggests it may belong in Dasyatis .

Conservation status: Vulnerable.