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Mangrove whipray
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Himantura granulata
Mangrove whipray |
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| Himantura granulata (Macleay, 1883) | ||||||
| Family: | Dasyatidae (Stingrays) |
picture (Higra_u0.jpg) by Randall, J.E. AquaMaps for Himantura granulata
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| Order: | Rajiformes (skates and rays) | |||||
| Class: | Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) | |||||
| FishBase name: | Mangrove whipray | |||||
| Max. size: | 141 cm WD (male/unsexed; Ref. 58048) | |||||
| Environment: | reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 1 – 85 m | |||||
| Climate: | tropical; 10°N - 25°S | |||||
| Importance: | fisheries: commercial; price category: low; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family | |||||
| Resilience: | Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity<100) | |||||
| Vulnerability: | Very high vulnerability (83.18). (Ref. 59153) | |||||
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Distribution:
Gazetteer |
Indo-West Pacific: probably widespread, but known from Maldives (Ref. 9181), Seychelles (Ref. 10685), New Guinea, Micronesia, and the Santa Cruz and Solomon islands. | |||||
| Morphology: | Has white spots and a white tail. | |||||
| Biology: | Found in mangrove areas, also over sand or sand and rubble in lagoons near reefs to depth of 85 m on the continental shelf (Ref. 9840). Feeds on small fishes, bottom dwelling crustaceans, and large infauna (Ref. 9840). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449), with histotrophy. Caught regularly, but in low numbers, by demersal tangle net and bottom trawl fisheries. Utilized for its meat, skin (high value) and cartilage (Ref.58048). | |||||
| Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (Ref. 57073) | |||||
| Dangerous: | traumatogenic | |||||
| Coordinator: | McEachran, John | |||||
| Main Ref: | Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens. 1994. (Ref. 6871) | |||||
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| Checked: Garilao, Cristina V. | Modified: Wiethüchter, Anita | Entered: Sa-a, Pascualita |
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