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Myliobatis longirostris Applegate & Fitch, 1964

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Elasmobranchii

Order
Myliobatiformes

Family
Myliobatidae

Genus
Myliobatis

Species
longirostris

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Vagrant

Distribution

Distribution: Reported as vagrant species in the Galapagos (Mossbrucker, 2023).

References

  • Ahyong, S. Boyko, C.B., Bailly, N., Bernot, J., Bieler, R, ... Williams, D.M., Williams, G., Wilson, R., Witkowski, J., Wyatt, N., Wylezich, C., Xavier, J., Xu, K., Zanol, J., Zeidler, W., Zhao, Z., Zullini, A. (2023) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
  • Mossbrucker, M. Acuña-Marrero, D., Cundy, M., Fierro-Arcos, D., Suárez-Moncada, J., Rastoin-Laplaine, E., & Salinas-de-León, P. (2023) First records of two rays and three bony fishes for the Galapagos Islands. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 103, E28. doi:10.1017/S0025315423000176

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