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Common names: Raya látigo, Raya látigo blanca
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Celestún Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan (Ref. 74908). Also Ref. 93252, 27549.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Anonymous, 1994
National Database:

Classification / Names

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Dasyatidae (Stingrays)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Pastenague américaine, Raya látigo americana, Rayalatigo americana, ... more

Main reference

Last, P.R., W.T. White, M.R. de Carvalho, B. Séret, M.F.W. Stehmann and G.J.P. Naylor. 2016. (Ref. 114953)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : McEachran, John | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 200 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 3168); common length : 90.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 3168); max. published weight: 135.6 kg (Ref. 40637)

Length at first maturity
L_m 85.0, range 75 - 80 cm

Environment

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 53 m (Ref. 13608), usually ? - 4 m (Ref. 55205)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred ?; 36°N - 4°S, 100°W - 37°W (Ref. 55205)

Distribution

Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil, including the Antilles (Ref. 3168).
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Short description

Disk has sharp outer corners and irregular row of short spines on upper surface (Ref. 26938). Disk usually uniform dark brown above, grayer in young. Ventral finfold on tail long and high, dorsal finfold absent (Ref. 7251). Upper surface of disc gray, dark or olivaceous brown or olive green. Lower surface of disc white or whitish with an edging of gray or brown (Ref. 6902).

Found on sandy bottoms, seagrass beds, lagoons and the reef face (Ref. 12951). Common in bays and estuaries (Ref. 7251). Observed singly, in pairs and in aggregations (Ref. 12951). Buries in the sand during the day and forages at night, usually in seagrass beds (Ref. 12951). Feeds mainly on bivalves and worms and also takes shrimps, crabs and small fishes (Ref. 3168). Feeds by creating depressions in the sand to expose invertebrates and small fishes (Ref. 9710). Ovoviviparous, with 3-4 in a litter (Ref. 12951). May be found in cleaning stations where they are attended to by the bluehead wrasse and Spanish hogfish (Ref. 12951). Equipped with a well-developed serrated spine and capable of inflicting a painful laceration. Easily approached by divers (Ref. 9710).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 4690)

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5078 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.5 ±0.0 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=3-4)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Very high vulnerability (77 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Hypanus americanus (Hildebrand & Schroeder, 1928)