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Urotrygonidae (American round stingrays)
Etymology: Urotrygon: Greek, oura = tail + Greek, trygon = a sting ray (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr George Warren Rogers was a physician from Vermont who lived in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. He was described in the etymology as ‘a scholarly physician’ who assisted the authors. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jordan & Starks.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 2 - 30 m (Ref. 96339). Tropical; 27°N - 2°S, 110°W - 77°W
Eastern Central Pacific: southern Gulf of California to Ecuador.
Lunghezza alla prima maturità / Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm 11.8, range 11 - 13.5 cm
Max length : 46.2 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9265); common length : 37.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9265)
Found on soft bottoms of coastal waters (Ref. 9265). Feeds on crustaceans and small fishes (Ref. 37955). Venomous spine on tail (Ref. 9265). Sometimes utilized as a food fish (Ref. 37955).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
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)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 25.9 - 29.1, mean 28.3 °C (based on 118 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01413 (0.00575 - 0.03468), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.9 ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Assuming fecundity<100).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
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