Hypanus sabinus (Lesueur, 1824)
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 Atlantic stingray (Hypanus sabinus) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, common along the Atlantic coast of North America from the Chesapeake Bay to Mexico, including brackish and freshwater habitats. It may be distinguished from other stingrays in the area by its relatively elongated snout. This species is of little commercial importance, other than for sale in the aquarium industry.
Wikipedia contributors, Atlantic stingray; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:50:51.078886+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hypanus sabinus (Lesueur, 1824)
- Name authority
- (Lesueur, 1824)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Family
- Dasyatidae
- Genus
- Hypanus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · 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
- genusHypanus Rafinesque, 1818
- speciesHypanus sabinus (Lesueur, 1824)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hypanus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hypanus marianae (Gomes, Rosa & Gadig, 2000) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypanus rudis (Günther, 1870) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypanus americanus (Hildebrand & Schroeder, 1928) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypanus dipterurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypanus guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | 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 sabina (Lesueur, 1824) (Lesueur, 1824) | synonym |
| Trygon sabina Lesueur, 1824 Lesueur, 1824 | synonym |
| Desyatis sabina (Lesueur, 1824) (Lesueur, 1824) | synonym |
| Amphotistius sabinus (Lesueur, 1824) (Lesueur, 1824) | 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=1042864 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:3NMJH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.