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Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Dasyatinae
Etymology: Taeniurops: From feminine Latin noun, 'taenia' = ribbon or band, ancient Greek 'oura' = tail, referring to fin fold underneath tail and Greek 'ops' = appearance; originally proposed as a subgenus of Taeniura (Richard Bajol, pers. Comm. 06/16).
Issue
Specific name is a noun; valid as grabatus (Catalog of Fishes, ver. 08 Aug 2022).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade 10 - 300 m (Ref. 6808). Subtropical; 38°N - 17°S, 26°W - 44°E
Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands (Ref. 6808) and Mauritania to Angola, including Cape Verde. Also in the Mediterranean, from Tunisia to Egypt.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 250 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4438); peso máx. Publicado: 84.0 kg (Ref. 40637)
A neritic, coastal species (Ref. 27000). Generally found on sand and rock-sand bottoms (Ref. 6808). Partially covered with sand or mud. Feeds on bottom-living fishes and crustaceans. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures (Ref. 50449). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
Capapé, C. and M. Desoutter, 1990. Dasyatidae. p. 59-63. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4438)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.6 - 26.1, mean 19.2 °C (based on 92 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00468 (0.00195 - 0.01123), b=3.12 (2.92 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.67 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (Assuming fecundity<100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 12.6 [2.8, 59.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.644 [0.169, 1.882] mg/100g; Protein = 22.7 [20.0, 25.7] %; Omega3 = 0.267 [0.078, 0.832] g/100g; Selenium = 34.4 [10.2, 101.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 4.72 [1.68, 13.01] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.404 [0.197, 0.732] mg/100g (wet weight);
