| Citation | Armitage, R.O., D.A. Payne, G.J. Lockley, H.M. Currie, R.L. Colban, B.G. Lamb and L.J. Paul (eds.), 1994, Guide book to New Zealand commercial fish species. Revised edition.. New Zealand Fishing Industry Board, Wellington, New Zealand, 216 p. |
| Ref. | 9258 Armitage, R.O., D.A. Payne, G.J. Lockley, H.M. Currie, R.L. Colban, B.G. Lamb and L.J. Paul (eds.), 1994 |
| Page | 153 |
| Named Used as Valid | Dasyatis thetidis |
| Comment | abundance; |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | New Zealand (common around northern New Zealand but not extending as far south as D. brevicaudatus) |
| Quote | Most abundant in shallow bays and estuaries; considered a nuisance to net fishers and currently of no commercial value. |