Species details : Pastinachus sephen (Forsskål, 1775)

Accepted scientific name:
Pastinachus sephen (Forsskål, 1775) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Pastinachus sephen  (Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms:
Dasyatis bennetti (non Müller & Henle, 1841) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Dasyatis bennetti (non Müller & Henle, 1841)
Dasyatis gruveli (Chabanaud, 1923) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Dasyatis gruveli (Chabanaud, 1923)
Dasyatis sephen (Forsskål, 1775) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Dasyatis sephen (Forsskål, 1775)
Dasybatus gruveli Chabanaud, 1923 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Dasybatus gruveli Chabanaud, 1923
Dasybatus sephen (Forsskål, 1775) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Dasybatus sephen (Forsskål, 1775)
Hypolophus sephen (Forsskål, 1775) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Hypolophus sephen (Forsskål, 1775)
Pastinachus gruveli (Chabanaud, 1923) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pastinachus gruveli (Chabanaud, 1923)
Pastinachus sephen ater (Macleay, 1883) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pastinachus sephen ater (Macleay, 1883)
Raia sancur Hamilton, 1822 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Raia sancur Hamilton, 1822
Raja sancur Hamilton, 1822 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Raja sancur Hamilton, 1822
Raja sephen Forsskål, 1775 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Raja sephen Forsskål, 1775
Taeniura atra (non Macleay, 1883) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Taeniura atra (non Macleay, 1883)
Trigon forskalii Rüppell, 1829 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Trigon forskalii Rüppell, 1829
Trygon sephen (Forsskål, 1775) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Trygon sephen (Forsskål, 1775)
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Suncush - - Bangladesh Click here to show the literature
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Veerstert-pylstert - Afrikaans South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Lukhmah - Arabic Oman Click here to show the literature
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Ruget - Arabic Saudi Arabia Click here to show the literature
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Shurus - Arabic Oman Click here to show the literature
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Shankar-machh - Bengali India(Calcutta) Click here to show the literature
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Leik-kyauk tin-kun - Burmese Myanmar Click here to show the literature
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Trnucha laloková - Czech - Click here to show the literature
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Kohalepigrokke - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Veerpijlstaartrog - Dutch Netherlands Click here to show the literature
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Banana-tail ray - English Australia Click here to show the literature
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Banana-tail ray - English Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Cowtail ray - English India(Calcutta) Click here to show the literature
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Cowtail ray - English Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Cowtail stingray - English - Click here to show the literature
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Cowtail stingray - English Australia Click here to show the literature
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Cowtail stingray - English Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Cowtail-ray - English Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Drab stingray - English India(India) Click here to show the literature
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Fantail ray - English Australia Click here to show the literature
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Fantail ray - English Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Fantail stingray - English Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Fantail-ray - English Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Feathertail stingray - English Australia Click here to show the literature
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Feathertail stingray - English India Click here to show the literature
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Feathertail stingray - English Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Feathertail stingray - English South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Frill tailed sting ray - English India(India) Click here to show the literature
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Guergunna - English Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Sting ray - English India(India) Click here to show the literature
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Weralli - English Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Pastenague plumetée - French France Click here to show the literature
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Gundurru - Guugu Yimidhirr Australia(Hopevale) Click here to show the literature
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Tsuka ei - Japanese Japan Click here to show the literature
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Tsuka-ei - Japanese Japan Click here to show the literature
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Kottar-thorake - Kannada India(Karnataka) Click here to show the literature
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ಕೊಟ್ಟರ್ ತೊರಕೆ - Kannada India
Page - Kuyunon Philippines(Palawan) Click here to show the literature
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Pari ayam - Malay (individual language) Indonesia Click here to show the literature
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Pari bendera - Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Pari dau - Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Pari daum - Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Pari daun - Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Pari nyonya - Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Pari tanjung - Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Athuthirukkai - Malayalam India(Kerala) Click here to show the literature
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Kottivalen-therandi - Malayalam India(Kerala) Click here to show the literature
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Olapadayan thirandi - Malayalam India(Kerala) Click here to show the literature
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Olavalan-thirandi - Malayalam India(Laccadives Island) Click here to show the literature
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Padaiyan-therandee - Malayalam India(Kerala) Click here to show the literature
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Puzhian-thirukkai - Malayalam India(Kerala) Click here to show the literature
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അതുതിരുക്കൈ - Malayalam India
ആറ്റുതിരുത - Malayalam India
ആള്പിടിയന് തിരണ്ടി - Malayalam India
ഒലപടയന് തിരണ്ടി - Malayalam India
ഒലവലന് തിരണ്ടി - Malayalam India
ഓല വാലന് തിരണ്ടി - Malayalam India
കൊട്ടിവേലന് തിരണ്ടി  - Malayalam India
കൊറ്റിവാലന് തിരണ്ടി - Malayalam India
പടിയന് തിരണ്ടി  - Malayalam India
പടിയന് തിരണ്ടി   - Malayalam India
പടിയന് തെരണ്ടി - Malayalam India
പുഴിയന് തിരുക്കെ - Malayalam India
പുഴിയന് തിരുക്കൈ - Malayalam India
Madi - Maldivian India(Laccadives Island) Click here to show the literature
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褶尾萝卜魟 Zhe wei luo bu hong Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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褶尾蘿卜魟 Jhe wei luo bu hong Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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褶尾魟 Jhe wei hong Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Goval-pakat - Marathi India(Maharashtra) Click here to show the literature
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गोवळ - Marathi India
गोवळ पकात - Marathi India
पकात - Marathi India
Pol kolle maduva - Sinhalese Sri Lanka Click here to show the literature
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Shafane cordaal - Somali Somalia Click here to show the literature
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Pague - Surigaonon Philippines(Cagdianao, Surigao del Norte) Click here to show the literature
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Taa usinga - Swahili (individual language) Tanzania Click here to show the literature
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Ada-thirukai - Tamil Sri Lanka Click here to show the literature
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Adal-thirikkai - Tamil India(Tamilnadu) Click here to show the literature
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Adathirukkai - Tamil India(Tamilnadu) Click here to show the literature
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Adavalan-tirike - Tamil Sri Lanka Click here to show the literature
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Adavalan-tiriki - Tamil India(Tamilnadu) Click here to show the literature
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Elathirukkai - Tamil India(Tamilnadu) Click here to show the literature
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Olaival thirukkai - Tamil India(Tamilnadu) Click here to show the literature
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அடதீருக்கை - Tamil India
அடல் தீருக்கை - Tamil India
அடவலன் தீருக்கை - Tamil India
அதவாழன் திருக்‍கை - Tamil India
ஆத திருக்கை - Tamil India
ஆதல் திருக்கை - Tamil India
இலை திருக்கை - Tamil India
உலைவல் தீருக்கை  - Tamil India
ஓலைவால் திருக்‍கை - Tamil India
வோல்க டென்கீ  - Tamil India
௭ல்த்தீருக்கை - Tamil India
Velugiri-tenkee - Telugu India(Andhra Pradesh) Click here to show the literature
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Wolga-tenkee - Telugu India(Andhra Pradesh) Click here to show the literature
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వెలుగిరి టెంకీ  - Telugu India
వెలుగిరి టెంకీ   Velugiri-tenkee Telugu India
వోల్గా టెంకీ - Telugu India
Krabane thong - Thai Thailand Click here to show the literature
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Cá Đuối mối - Vietnamese Viet Nam Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Kingdom Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Elasmobranchii FishBase
Order Myliobatiformes FishBase
Family Dasyatidae FishBase
Genus Pastinachus FishBase
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Persian Gulf and South Africa to Micronesia, north to Japan, south to Melanesia and the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819).
Lifezones: Brackish,freshwater,marine
Additional data: -
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-May-2014
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2015   99%
Bibliographic citation: Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858.
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=8203
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fda11ad9-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401