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 text Zootaxa 2020 2020-06-26 4803 2 281 315 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4803.2.3 1175-5326 3909109 325DB7EF-94F7-4726-BC18-7B074D3CB886 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).