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Pteroplatytrygon violacea |
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Main identification features
- wedge shaped, front convex
- 1 row thorns back and tail
- tail: long, skin fold underneath, 1 large spine
PTEROPLATYTRYGON
PELAGIC STINGRAYS
A broad, wedge-shaped disc, front profile slightly convex; snout moderately long but very blunt; upper surface covered with denticles (in large individuals) and with a row of thorns from nape to origin of tail spine, lower surface smooth; tail long and tapering, with thick base, with a skin fold on the ventral surface but not the dorsal surface; 1-2 large serrated spines on tail.
This genus contains a single, probably circumtropical species.
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