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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Dasyatidae (Stingrays)
Etymology: Dasyatis: Greek, dasys = rough, dense (Ref. 45335).

Issue
This species is a synonym of Bathytoshia lata (Garman, 1880) according to Last et al., 2016 (Ref. 114953). The species page will be removed.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal. Temperate, preferred ?

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Northwest Pacific: northern Japan to the East China Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 120 - ? cm
Max length : 202 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 58048)

Demersal on insular and continental shelves (Ref.58048). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Caught often by demersal tangle net and longline fisheries operating in shelf waters. Utilized for its meat, cartilage and thorny tail (Ref.58048).

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Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures (Ref. 50449). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).

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Nishida, K. and K. Nakaya, 1990. Taxonomy of the genus Dasyatis (Elasmobranchia, Dasyatidae) from the North Pacific. NOAA Tech. Rept. NMFS 90:327-346. (Ref. 7445)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Dasyatis ushiei (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925)