Scientific Name	Telatrygon zugei			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Müller & Henle, 1841)	Depth	17 - M
Chinese	尖嘴魟	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	魟科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F055　Dasyatidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	尖嘴魟
Max Length	29 cm DW	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	尖嘴土魟、魴仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South West、North
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Macao
Synonyms	Amphotistius zugei, Dasyatis cheni, Trygon crozieri, Trygon zugei
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；楊鴻嘉圖鑑 (金)  朱元鼎 編 1985 楊鴻嘉, 楊誠國 1990 楊鴻嘉, 陳良德 1993 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 楊鴻嘉, 陳良德 1995 楊鴻嘉, 張寶仁 1996
Specimen List
Common Name	Pale-edged stingray
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Disc subquadrangular, anterior margins concave, outer margins convex. Snout much produced, 1.64 to 1.7 in head. Eyes small, 5 to 6 in snout. Spiracles larger than eyes, close behind it. Rostral ridges rather broad, narrowly separated anteriorly, widely diverging posteriorly. Mouth waved, without papillae. Teeth sharp, cusps low or obsolete. Gill openings equidistant. Nostrils small, anterior nasal valves forming rectangular flap joined to upper jaw by narrow frenum. Skin smooth, a row of flattened tubercles extending from base of tail to caudal spine. Caudal spines inserted at posterior first third of tail. No dorsal fin. Tail nearly 1.5 the bodym with a short low fold above, behind the spine, and a longer deeper one below. Ventrals subtriangular, angles blunted. Specimen in formalin brown above. Tail with dorsal and anal cutaneous folds dusky brown. Whitish below.
habitats	Common in estuaries. Feed on bottom-dwelling organisms. Ovoviviparous.
Distribution	Pinang, China, India, Japan, East Indies, Burma, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Cochinchina, Taiwan.
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