| Citation | Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989, Guide to the sharks and rays of southern Africa.. New Holland (Publ.) Ltd., London. 158 p. |
| Ref. | 5578 Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989 |
| Page | 102 |
| Named Used as Valid | Dasyatis thetidis |
| Comment | max length; substrate; food items; |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Southern Africa (also Australia, New Zealand) |
| Quote | max length 400 cm TL; soft bottoms; feeds on crabs, mantis shrimps, bivalves, polychaetes and conger eels. |