Hemitrygon akajei Muller and Henle 1841 (red stingray)
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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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