Bathytoshia lata (Garman, 1880)
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 broad stingray (Bathytoshia lata), also known as the brown stingray or Hawaiian stingray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. They range across the Indo-Pacific from southern Africa to Hawaii, and are the predominant species of stingray in the inshore waters of the Hawaiian Islands. This benthic fish also inhabits sandy or muddy flats at depths greater than 15 m (49 ft) in the Eastern Atlantic, from southern France to Angola, including the Mediterranean Sea. Usually growing to 1 m (3 ft) across, the broad stingray has a wide, diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc with a protruding snout tip and a long tail with a ventral fin fold. At night, this species actively forages for bottom-dwelling invertebrates and bony fishes, often near the boundaries of reefs. Reproduction is aplacental viviparous. As substantial threats to its population exist in many areas of its wide distribution, IUCN has listed this species as Vulnerable.
Wikipedia contributors, Broad stingray; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:09:45.121506+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bathytoshia lata (Garman, 1880)
- Name authority
- (Garman, 1880)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Family
- Dasyatidae
- Genus
- Bathytoshia
- 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
- genusBathytoshia Whitley, 1933
- speciesBathytoshia lata (Garman, 1880)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bathytoshia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875) | 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 sciera Jenkins, 1903 Jenkins, 1903 | synonym |
| Dasyatis thetidis Ogilby, 1899 Ogilby, 1899 | synonym |
| Dasyatis ushieri (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) | synonym |
| Dasybatus agulhensis Barnard, 1925 Barnard, 1925 | synonym |
| Trygon lata Garman, 1880 Garman, 1880 | synonym |
| Dasyatis lata (Garman, 1880) (Garman, 1880) | synonym |
| Dasyatis lubricus Smith, 1957 Smith, 1957 | synonym |
| Dasyatis ushiei (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) | synonym |
| Dasybatis agulhensis Barnard, 1925 Barnard, 1925 | synonym |
| Dasybatis ushiei Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 | synonym |
| Dasyatis latus (Garman, 1880) (Garman, 1880) | 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=1018707 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:KYL3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.