Sixgill Stingray

Sixgill Stingray

Hexatrygon bickelli
Sixgill Stingray

Family, Genus, Class & Etymology

Family    Hexatrygonidae
Description    Sixgill stingrays
Environment    Marine
Etymology    Greek, exa = six + Greek, trygon = three angles
Genus    1
No. of Species    1
Order    Myliobatiformes
Class    Elasmobranchii
Reproductive Guild    
Distribution    off South Africa. Snout translucent, depressed, produced and may act as an electroreceptive organ. Gill openings 6; gill arches 6. Cranium without crests above the eyes. Very small brain in posterior of large cranium. Large spiracles with external flaplike valve and well behind eyes. Two serrate spines in tail. Length of disc greater than width. Nostrils widely set, with short anterior nasal flaps.