Aetobatus flagellum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Longheaded eagle ray

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Classification	Elasmobranchii \| Rajiformes \| Myliobatidae \| Myliobatinae
Synonyms	Raja flagellum, ... more
Common names	Eagle ray, Plain eagleray, 无斑鹞鲼, ... more

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Main reference

McEachran, J.D. and B. Séret. 1990. (Ref. 4440)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 72.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 4440); max. published weight: 13.9 kg (Ref. 40637)

Environment

Benthopelagic; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); brackish; marine

Climate / Range

Tropical

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, India, East Indies, and southern China. Possibly in the eastern Atlantic.
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Inhabits inshore waters (Ref. 9862). Often found in brackish waters (Ref. 4832). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Caught occasionally by bottom trawl and inshore demersal gillnet fisheries off Jakarta. Utilized for its meat, but of limited value due to its rarity and small size (Ref.58048).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Endangered (EN) (A2d+3d+4d)	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High vulnerability (60 of 100)	Medium

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen

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