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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Hexatrygonidae (Sixgill stingrays)
Etymology: Hexatrygon: Greek, exa = six + Greek, trygon = the name of a ray; 1749 (Ref. 45335).

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 350 - 1120 m (Ref. 9906), usually 362 - 1120 m (Ref. 9906). Deep-water; 46°N - 37°S, 16°E - 154°W

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Indo-Pacific: South Africa eastward to Japan, Australia and the Hawaiian Islands.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 143 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31444); 111.7 cm TL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0. A bizarre-looking flabby stingray with a long, thick, fleshy snout (Ref. 5578). Dark violet-blue or brownish above, white below (Ref. 5578).

Inhabits soft bottoms of upper continental slopes (Ref. 9906). Feeding habits unknown (Ref. 9906). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. Probably caught with bottom trawls (Ref. 9906). Maximum length of female from Ref. 84148.

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Smith, M.M. and P.C. Heemstra, 1986. Hexatrygonidae. p. 142-143. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3966)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 05 May 2015

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 4.1 - 10.7, mean 6.6 °C (based on 1209 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity<100).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Very high vulnerability (86 of 100).

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