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Family DASYATIDAE. 



Dasyatis, Rafinesque. 



Dasybatus, Klein, 1742 (pre-Linnaean). 



Dasyatis, Rafinesque, Caratteri di Alcuni Niiovi Generi, p. 16, 



1810 ; Jord. & Everm. Fish. N. and Mid. America, p. 82, 



1896. 

 Uroxts, Rafinesque, Indice d'lttiol. Siciliana, p. 61, 1810. 

 Trigonohatus, Blainville, Journ. Phys. 1816. p. 261. 

 Trygon (Adanson) Cuv. Regne Anim. ed. i, p. 136, 1817 ; 



Giinth. Cat. Fish, viii, p. 472, 1870. 

 Hemitrygon, Mull. & Henle, Mag. Nat. Hist. 1837, p. 90. 

 Himantura, Miill. & Henle, Wiegm. Archiv. 1837, p. 400. 

 Pastinaca, Swainson, Classn. Anim. p. 319, 1839 ; Dekay, New 



York Faun. Fish. p. 373, 1842. 

 Anacanthus, Ehrenberg, in Swainson, I.e. 

 Dasybatis, Garman, in Jord. & Gilbert, Synopsis, p. 65, 1883. 



Dasyatis pastinaca, Linn. 



{Sting-Ray ; Pijl-staart.) 



Pastinaca marina, Bellon. De Aquat. p. 94, 1553 (Mediterran- 

 ean) ; Rondel. De Pise. p. 331, I554 ; Salvian. p. 144, 

 tab. 49, 1554 (Italy) ; Willughby, p. 67, tab. C3, 1686. 



Raja sp. Nos. 3 and 4, Artedi, Gen. p. 71, Synon. p. 100, 1738 ; 

 Gronov. Mus. Ichth. i, p. 64, No. 141, 1756. 



Raja pastinaca, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. x, i, p. 396, 1758 ; Bl. 

 Ichth. taf. 82, 1797 ; Bl. Schn. Syst. Ichth. p. 360, 1801 ; 

 Turton, British Faun. p. 112, 1807 ; Donovan, British 

 Fish, v., pi. 99, 1808 ; Risso, Ichth. Nice, p. 10, 1810. 



The Sting-Ray, Pennant, British Zool. iii, p. 83, 1769, or ed. 

 i8i2,iii, p. 125. 



Raja sayi, Lesueur, Journ. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1817, i, p. 42. 



Trygon pastinaca, Cuv. Regne Anim. 1817 ; Fleming, British 

 An. p. 170, 1828 ; Jenyns, Man. p. 518, 1835 ; Nilss. 

 Skandinav. Faun. Fisk. p. 741, 1836; Kroy. Danm. Fisk. 

 iii, p. 1018, 1838 ; Miill. & Henle, Plag. p. 161, 1841 ; 

 Bonap. Faun. Ital. Pesc. fasc. vi, 1841 ; Yarrell, British 

 Fish. 2nd ed. ii, p. 588, 1841, or 3rd ed. ii, p. 591, 1859 ; 

 Gray, Chondropt. p. 118, 1851 (European Seas) ; Kessler, 

 Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscou, 1859, ii' P- 474 5 Parnell, Werner. 

 Mem. vii, p. 440, pi. 43 ; Blkr. Visch. v.d. Kaap, 

 p. 58, Name only, i860 (South Africa) ; Couch, Fish. 

 British Isl. i, p. 130, pi. 31, 1865 ; Dumeril, Elasmobr. 

 p. 600, 1865 ; Giinth. Cat. Fish, viii, p. 478, 1870 (Ply- 

 mouth ; North America ; Lanzarote ; Jamaica ; West 



