Argentina country information

Common names: Common ray, Raya de los canales
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from the Patagonian region to provincia Magallánica (Ref. 27092). Museum: Canal Beagle (Tierra del Fuego), IIPB 703/1987 (617 mm TL), 700/1987 (642 mm TL).
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Menni, R.C. and L.O. Lucifora, 2007
National Database:

Classification / Names

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Arhynchobatidae (Skates)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Raya de los canales, Raya de cola corta, Raya de los canales, ... more

Main reference

McEachran, J.D. and K.A. Dunn. 1998. (Ref. 27314)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : McEachran, John | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 64.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27092)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 81 - 313 m (Ref. 27092)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred ?; 40°S - 56°S, 74°W - 55°W

Distribution

Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Valdivia and Estrecho de Magallanes (Chile) to Argentina and the Falkland Islands.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.1 ±0.64 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)
High vulnerability (60 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Bathyraja brachyurops (Fowler, 1910)