Citation |
Golani, D. and S. V. Bogorodsky, 2010, The fishes of the Red Sea - reappraisal and updated checklist.. Zootaxa 2463:1-135. |
Ref. |
84159 Golani, D. and S. V. Bogorodsky, 2010 |
Page |
57 |
Named Used as Valid |
Raja pastinaca |
Comment |
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Locality |
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Distribution |
Not in Red Sea. |
Quote |
Gmelin (1789) mistakenly mentioned the variety 'uarnak' of this Atlanto-Mediterranean species as occurring in the Red Sea, based on Himantura uarnak (Forsskål in Niebur, 1775). Later Misra (1969) referred
to Dasyatis (Dasyatis) pastinaca as being quoted to occur in the Red Sea. |