Ecuador country information

Common names: Raya
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 96339.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Béarez, P., 1996
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 queue longue, Raya látigo coluda, Raya látigo largo, ... more

Main reference

Compagno, L.J.V. 1999. (Ref. 35766)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : McEachran, John | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 260 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9254)

Length at first maturity
L_m 110.0 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; reef-associated

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 26°N - 3°S, 113°W - 76°W (Ref. 114953)

Distribution

Eastern Central Pacfic: Baja California (Mesico) to Ecuador; including the Galapagos Is.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Inhabit rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 12951); on soft and sandy bottoms. Feeds mainly on mantis shrimps and fishes (Ref. 114953). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Litters of 1-5 pups; gestation period 10-11 months (Ref. 114953); Caught rarely by the gillnet fisheries operating in shelf waters. Utilized for its meat (Ref.58048).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Venomous (Ref. 9254)

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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References
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Ciguatera
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Tools

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Internet sources

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 ±0.37 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=1-3)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High to very high vulnerability (74 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Hypanus longus (Garman, 1880)