Hemitrygon sinensis (Steindachner, 1892)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Chinese stingray (Hemitrygon sinensis) is a little-known species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of China and Korea. This species is characterized by a band of small dermal denticles running along the upper surface of its diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc, from the snout to the tail spine. It can grow to 40 cm (16 in) across and 82 cm (32 in) long. The Chinese stingray is taken incidentally in bottom trawls and is one of the three most commonly marketed stingrays in China. At present, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed its conservation status as endangered.
Wikipedia contributors, Chinese stingray; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:47:05.749707+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hemitrygon sinensis (Steindachner, 1892)
- Name authority
- (Steindachner, 1892)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Family
- Dasyatidae
- Genus
- Hemitrygon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassBatoidea
- orderMyliobatiformes
- familyDasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879
- genusHemitrygon Müller & Henle, 1838
- speciesHemitrygon sinensis (Steindachner, 1892)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hemitrygon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hemitrygon fluviorum (Ogilby, 1908) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemitrygon izuensis (Nishida & Nakaya, 1988) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemitrygon navarrae (Steindachner, 1892) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemitrygon parvonigra (Last & White, 2008) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemitrygon yemenensis Moore, Last & Naylor, 2020 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemitrygon bennettii (Müller & Henle, 1841) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemitrygon laosensis (Roberts & Karnasuta, 1987) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemitrygon longicauda (Last & White, 2013) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dasyatis sinensis (Steindachner, 1892) (Steindachner, 1892) | synonym |
| Dasybatus sinensis (Steindachner, 1892) (Steindachner, 1892) | synonym |
| Trygon sinensis Steindachner, 1892 Steindachner, 1892 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1042854 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3KTRK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.