An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyan fishes inhabiting the northern Gulf of Mexico Part 1: Batoidea
Author
Jones, Christian M.
National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Mississippi Laboratories, 3209 Frederic Street, Pascagoula, Mississippi, U. S. A.
Author
Driggers Iii, William B.
Author
Hannan, Kristin M.
Riverside Technologies Inc., Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Mississippi Laboratories, 3209 Frederic Street, Pascagoula, Mississippi, U. S. A. kristin. hannan @ noaa. gov; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2687 - 3331
Author
Hoffmayer, Eric R.
Author
Jones, Lisa M.
Author
Raredon, Sandra J.
Smithsonian Institution, Division of Fishes, Museum Support Center, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland, U. S. A. raredons @ si. edu; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8295 - 6000
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-06-26
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10.11646/zootaxa.4803.2.3
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Bathytoshia centroura
(
Mitchill, 1815
)
—roughtail stingray
Synonyms:
Dasyatis centroura
(
Mitchill, 1815
)
Dasybatus centroura
(
Mitchill, 1815
)
Dasybatus marinus
Garman, 1913
Pastinaca acantura
Gronow, 1854
Pastinaca centroura
(
Mitchill, 1815
)
Pastinaca hastata
DeKay, 1842
Raja centroura
Mitchill, 1815
Trigon centroura
(
Mitchill, 1815
)
Distribution.
In the northern GOM, this species occurs from southern Florida to the Texas/
Mexico
border. It is usually reported from waters
9 to 100 m
in depth in the northern GOM, although NMFS SEFSC trawl surveys have captured them as deep as
130m
.
First Record in GOM.
The first recorded capture of this species in the northern GOM was by
Springer and Bullis (1956)
. Individuals were captured aboard the RV
Oregon
on either side of the mouth of the
Mississippi
River in approximately
55m
of water.
Remarks.
The genus
Bathytoshia
Whitley, 1933
was formerly considered a junior synonym of
Dasyatis
Rafinesque, 1810
until resurrected by
Last
et al.
(2016)
based on morphological and molecular evidence. Eastern Atlantic specimens formerly attributed to this species are now considered a separate species,
Bathytoshia lata
(
Garman, 1880
)
, with
Bathytoshia centroura
being restricted to the western Atlantic.
Conservation Status.
Least Concern (when assessed together with
Bathytoshia lata
from the eastern Atlantic).