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Urotrygonidae (American round stingrays)
Etymology: Urotrygon: Greek, oura = tail + Greek, trygon = a sting ray (Ref. 45335); cimar: Named for the Centro de Limnología (CIMAR) a research center of the Universidad de Costa Rica during its twentieth anniversary.
Eponymy: This is an abbreviation for Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, a research centre of the Universidad de Costa Rica (where both authors work) in honour of its 20th anniversary. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 85 m (Ref. 40883), usually ? - 10 m. Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: between Corinto, Nicaragua and Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.2 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 40883)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Large species of Urotrygon with a round disc; tail short. Dorsal surface of disc and tail yellow-brown or tan irregularly spotted with brown or black blotches; ventral surface of disc white with lateral margins of disc and posterior border of pelvic fins tan in juveniles, dark brown or gray in adults. Small pungent denticles densely cover dorsal surface of disc and tail; denticles only slightly enlarged near midline. Pupillary operculum a small triangle, apex not reaching ventral margin of pupil.
Body shape (shape guide): other.
Found in tide pools and to a depth of 85 m. Usually collected in waters shallower than 10 m.
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
López S., M.I. and W.A. Bussing, 1998. Urotrygon cimar, a new eastern Pacific stingray (Pisces: Urolophidae). Rev. Biol. Trop. 46 (Suppl. 6):271-277. (Ref. 40883)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 27.9 - 29.1, mean 28.5 °C (based on 98 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): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Assuming fecundity<100).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
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