Dasyatis violacea (Bonaparte, 1832)
Synonyms:
Dasyatis violacea (Bonaparte, 1832)
Trygon violacea Bonaparte, 1832, Iconogr. Faun. Ital.: fasc. I, pta. 6, 2 p., 1 pl. (off Italy). Two syntypes: ANSP no. 385-386.
Trygon violacea: Müller and Henle, 1841: 162-163 | Günther, 1870: 477-478 | Canestrini, 1872: 59 | Moreau, 1881: 449-450 | Doderlein, 1884: 226-227 | Dieuzeide et al, 1953: 118-120, 2 fig. | Soljan, 1963: 74, fig.
Trygon violaceus: Duméril, 1865: 602.
Dasyatis (Pteroplatytrygon) violaceus: Fowler, 1910: 474.
Dasybatus (Dasybatus) violaceus: Garman, 1913: 390.
Dasyatis violacea: Lozano Rey, 1928: 631-635, fig. 187 | Tortonese, 1956: 272-274, fig. 150 | Bigelow and Schroeder, 1962: 230-234, fig. 19;1965: 475-476 | Scott and Tibbo, 1968: 1075-1076, 1 pl. | Wilson and Beckett, 1970: 696-707, fig. 1-7 | Capapé, 1975 :118, fig. 5 ; 1977f: 91, fig. 6-7.
Dasyatis atratus Ishiyama and Okada, 1955, J. Shimonoseki Coll. Fish., 4 (2): 211-216, fig. 1-2 (North of the Marianas Islands). Holotype: adult male. Collection of Shimonoseki Coll. Fish.; paratype adult female Kyoto University, Fish. Dept. no. 24671.
Common names:
Violet stingray [UK and USA]
Pastenague violette [France and Belgium]
Raya latigo violeta [Spain]
Trigone viola [Italy]