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Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Urogymninae
Etymology: Urogymnus: Greek, oura = tail + Greek, gymnos = naked (Ref. 45335); dalyensis: Named for the major Northern Australian river where the first confirmed species was first collected (Daly River, NT)..
More on authors: Last & Manjaji-Matsumoto.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; agua dulce; salobre bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 1 - 4 m (Ref. 76960). Tropical
Oceania: Australia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 124 cm WD macho / no sexado; (Ref. 76960)
This benthic species is found mainly in rivers, estuaries and low salinity coastal environments. It feeds mainly on small fishes and prawns, which it actively pursues, even beaching itself to trap prey (Ref. 114953).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Last, P.R. and B.M. Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2008. Himantura dalyensis sp. nov., a new estuarine whipray (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) from Northern Australia. In Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds.): Descriptions of New Australian Chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper no. 22. (Ref. 76960)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00832 (0.00366 - 0.01891), b=3.10 (2.90 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).