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Urotrygonidae (American round stingrays)
Etymology: Urobatis: Greek,oura = tail + Greek, batis, batidos = a ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Garman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 1 - 30 m (Ref. 96339). Subtropical
Eastern Central Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9265); common length : 30.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9265)
Found on shallow sand and mud bottoms, in sea grass beds, near rocky reefs, and in bays (Ref. 12951). Feeds on worms and amphipods during the day (Ref. 12951). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Ovoviviparous.
McEachran, J.D., 1995. Urolophidae. Rayas redondas. p. 786-792. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9265)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: pêcheries vivrières
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22.3 - 26.9, mean 24 °C (based on 101 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02089 (0.00983 - 0.04439), b=3.09 (2.90 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.42 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Assuming fecundity<100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100).