Dasyatidae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dasyatidae
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:family
gptkbp:class gptkb:Chondrichthyes
gptkbp:commonName whiptail stingrays
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Johannes_Peter_Müller
gptkb:Friedrich_Gustav_Jakob_Henle
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature long, slender tail
venomous stinger
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1841
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
brackish
freshwater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dasyatidae
gptkbp:IUCNStatus many species threatened
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Bathytoshia
gptkb:Dasyatis
gptkb:Fontitrygon
gptkb:Himantura
gptkb:Hypanus
gptkb:Maculabatis
gptkb:Megatrygon
gptkb:Pastinachus
gptkb:Pteroplatytrygon
gptkb:Taeniura
gptkb:Telatrygon
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies about 100
gptkbp:order gptkb:Myliobatiformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:shape flattened disc
gptkbp:tailLength whip-like
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
overfishing
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Dasyatis_pastinaca
gptkbp:uses fishing
aquarium trade
gptkbp:venomous yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sting_Ray
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6