Dasyatidae (Stingrays), subfamily: Dasyatinae |
320 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
benthopelagic; brackish; marine |
Indo-Pacific: Mozambique to eastern Australia. |
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Inhabits coastal waters and river mouths (Ref. 45255). Found on the continental shelf. Maximum disc width of about 180 cm. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Litters of a single pup; born at ca. 33 cm WD (Ref. 114953). Caught very rarely by the demersal tangle net fisheries operating in shelf waters. Utilized for its meat, cartilage and probably also its skin (Ref.58048). |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 May 2015 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Sighted over reefs within 15 km of Tofo Beach, (23°51’S, 35°32’E), between September and November 2007, at 15 and 25 m depth, ca. 23-28°C. All these sightings were of free-swimming individuals that were generally accompanied by cobia, Rachycentron canadum and in one case a Jenkins’ whipray Himantura jenkinsii (Ref. 75239). |
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