Taeniurops
Genus of cartilaginous fishes
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Taeniurops is a genus of stingrays in the family Dasyatidae. Its two species were formerly contained within the genus Taeniura.[1]
| Taeniurops | |
|---|---|
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| T. meyeni | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Dasyatidae |
| Subfamily: | Dasyatinae |
| Genus: | Taeniurops Garman, 1913 |
| Type species | |
| Taeniura meyeni J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Taeniurops grabata (Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1817) | Round fantail stingray | eastern Atlantic Ocean and the southern Mediterranean Sea |
 | Taeniurops meyeni (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) | Round ribbontail ray | tropical Indo-Pacific |