Elasmobranch Specimen Details

TW - 18 Hemitrygon bennetti
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ID

Species ID No. 277
Collection Code TW
Collection No. 18
Genus Hemitrygon
Species bennetti
Common Name Bennett's stingray (was Dasyatis bennetti)
ID Verified Yes
ID Verified By H. Ralicki, J. Caira & K. Jensen
Class Elasmobranchii
Order Myliobatiformes
Family Dasyatidae
ID Notes -we aren't positive this is not a species of Himantura -but it has a shallow, short ventral fin fold -note that label in photo reads TW-19 but is in error -1 bag sift in 10% formalin

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/26/2009 Created
06/12/2012Modified
06/23/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
02/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/06/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
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Host Specimen Attributes

Sex female
Maturity Freshness
PCL (cm) Disk Length (cm) 45.5
Fork Length (cm) Disk Width (cm) 48
Total Length (cm) 140
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 Sift Saved Yes n/a
Parasite Specimens ( 1 )
Parasite Notes valve at UConn-April 2012-ADS