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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Conlu, P.V., 1986
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Sitankai, Sulu and the Visayan Sea (Ref. 2858). Also Ref. 9909.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., P.R. Last, J.D. Stevens and M.N.R. Alava, 2005
National Database:

Classification / Names

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rhinopristiformes (Shovelnose rays) > Rhinobatidae (Guitarfishes) > Rhinobatinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Shovelnose ray, Brown shovelnose ray, Ronan, ... more

Main reference

Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens. 1994. (Ref. 6871)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : McEachran, John | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 270 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9909)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 150 - 180 cm

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 6871)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 24°N - 32°S, 91°E - 156°E

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Thailand to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, south to Australia. Records from the south coast of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Myanmar need confirmation.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Occurs inshore and offshore, from the intertidal to offshore continental and insular shelves (Ref. 9909). Adults are found offshore waters while young individuals are found inshore on sand flats, around atolls, and in mangrove swamps (Ref. 6871). Feeds on shellfish (Ref. 9909). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Reported to live and breed permanently in fresh water (Ref. 6871). Probably the major commercial guitarfish in the Western Central Pacific (Ref. 9909). Caught regularly by demersal tangle net fisheries operating throughout the area. Utilized for its meat, fins (both very high value), skin and cartilage (Ref.58048). Reported to attain a maximum length of 4 m (Ref. 58784).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Vulnerable (VU) (A2bd+3bd+4bd)

Threat to humans

Harmless (Ref. 12951)

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.6 ±0.50 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Very high vulnerability (83 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Glaucostegus typus (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)