Hemitrygon akajei Muller and Henle 1841 (red stingray)

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Alternative combinations: Dasyatis akajei, Dasybatus akajei, Trygon akajei

Belongs to Hemitrygon according to K. Furumitsu and A. Yamaguchi 2025

See also Hatai et al. 1965 and Nakai 2020

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kawauchi-Yodobashi Bridge (Pliocene of Japan)

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