Elasmobranch Specimen Details

SE - 241 Fontitrygon margarita
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ID

Species ID No. 296
Collection Code SE
Collection No. 241
Genus Fontitrygon
Species margarita
Common Name Daisy whipray (was Dasyatis margarita)
ID Verified Yes
ID Verified By G. Naylor, J. Caira & K. Jensen
Class Elasmobranchii
Order Myliobatiformes
Family Dasyatidae
ID Notes lower tail fin present, larger ; upper tail fin present ; 1 conspicuous dorsal midline pearl - many heart shaped denticles surrounding it; Included in Naylor et al. (2011)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/26/2009 Created
06/12/2012Modified
02/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
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Host Specimen Attributes

Sex male
Maturity Freshness
PCL (cm) Disk Length (cm) 36
Fork Length (cm) Disk Width (cm) 35
Total Length (cm) 85
Host Specimen Necropsied
Host Specimen Deposition
Host DNA
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Associated Parasites

Parasites 10% NBF 95% EtOH 10% NBF Picked
Valve Yes
Sift
Worms Yes n/a
Parasite Specimens ( 1 )
Parasite Notes valve at UConn-April 2012-ADS; 1 vial of Anthocephalum in 95% EtOH to Tim R.