Fontitrygon margarita (Gunther, 1870)

Oladipo, Segun Olayinka, Everett, Amaya, Atofarati, Olabisi Tawakalit, Smith, Kennedy K., Nneji, Ifeanyi C., Adelakun, Kehinde Moruf & Nneji, Lotanna Micah, 2025, An updated ichthyofaunal checklist for the Nigerian Lagos Lagoon with notes on nomenclatural changes and the conservation status of species, Zootaxa 5646 (1), pp. 38-62 : 49

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5646.1.2

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1EC4390D-E88A-4041-BE08-AF19C1AEE7AD

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15850673

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0255878D-8B34-DE3F-FF33-D71999D94D18

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Plazi

scientific name

Fontitrygon margarita
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Fontitrygon margarita View in CoL ;

Daisy stingray

Remarks: Fontitrygon margarita was rarely encountered in the Epe axis of NLL during the field study. This species is characterized by a prominently undulated jaw and a central band of rounded denticles. A distinctive pearl-like tubercle is situated centrally on its back, accompanied by a plain light brown coloration. Furthermore, F. margarita possesses pectoral radials ranging between 133–135.

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