Dasyatis ushiei

{{Short description|Species of cartilaginous fish}}

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| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

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| genus = Dasyatis

| species = ushiei

| authority = (Jordan and Hubbs, 1925)

| synonyms = Bathytoshia lata

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Dasyatis ushiei, the cow stingray or Ushi stingray, is a species of stingray known from a single specimen. Based on the single specimen, its range includes at least Mikawa Bay, Aichi Prefecture, middle Japan.{{cite iucn |author=Jabado, R.W., Chartrain, E., De Bruyne, G., Derrick, D., Dia, M., Diop, M., Doherty, P., Finucci, B., Leurs, G.H.L., Metcalfe, K., Pires, J.D., Seidu, I., Soares, A.-L., Tamo, A., VanderWright, W.J. & Williams, A.B. |year = 2021 |title= Bathytoshia lata |page= e.T104071039A104072486 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T104071039A104072486.en |access-date=10 July 2023}} Due to the limited knowledge of its biology and extent of capture in fisheries, this species is assessed as Data Deficient in 2007.{{cite web |author=H. Ishihara |author2=S.V. Valenti |name-list-style=amp|year=2007 |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/161472/0|title=Dasyatis ushiei |access-date=December 1, 2013}}

Molecular data from 2012 has confirmed that this species is a population of the Broad stingray.

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Category:Fish of the Pacific Ocean

Category:Species known from a single specimen

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