WoRMS name details

Urogymnus natalensis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911)

217425  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217425)

 unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Found off sandy beaches, estuaries and offshore banks to 75 m deep; feeds on flatfish, sardines, mole crabs, worms and crabs.  
Description Found off sandy beaches, estuaries and offshore banks to 75 m deep; feeds on flatfish, sardines, mole crabs, worms and crabs. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Urogymnus natalensis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217425 on 2024-04-24
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
2008-02-28 13:41:07Z
changed

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basis of record Ochumba, P.B.O. (1988). The distribution of skates and rays along the Kenyan coast. J. EA Nat Hist Soc & Nat. Mus. 78 (192) [details]   

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Found off sandy beaches, estuaries and offshore banks to 75 m deep; feeds on flatfish, sardines, mole crabs, worms and crabs. [details]
LanguageName 
English butterfly ray  [details]