Taeniura meyeni Müller & Henle, 1841: 172
Taeniura
Taeniura meyeni
Taeniurops
An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea
White, William T.
Ko’Ou, Alfred
Zootaxa
2018
2018-04-19
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(Muller & Henle, 1841)
Muller & Henle
1841
[151,678,1297,1323]
Chondrichthyes
Dasyatidae
Taeniurops
GBIF
Animalia
Myliobatiformes
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62
Chordata
species
meyeni
Taeniura meyeniMüller & Henle, 1841: 172, pl. 55. Syntypes: MNHN0000-2428, ZMB 4660. Typelocality: Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Local synonymy: Taeniuramelanospilos— Kailola, 1987: 29 (Bougainville). Taeniura meyeni— Allen et al., 2003: 112 (Milne Bay); Hamilton et al., 2009: 73 (northern Bismarck Archipelago). Taeniuropsmeyeni— White et al., 2018: 262, figs (PNG).
PNG voucher material:None.
Remarks:First recorded from PNGby Kailola (1987)as Taeniura melanospilosfrom Bougainville, based on a destroyed specimen, KFRS E.388 (tail only) collected from Bougainvillein 1969. Observed underwater, and verified from photographs, recently from Kavieng district of New Ireland.
1838188233
ZMB
Mauritius
Mascarenes
southwestern Indian Ocean.
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62
ZMB 4660
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MNHN
syntype