Myliobatis
longirostris
Applegate & Fitch, 1964
| |
|
Family:
|
Myliobatidae
(Eagle and manta rays), subfamily: Myliobatinae
|
|
|
Order:
|
Rajiformes
(skates and rays)
|
|
Class:
|
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
|
|
In this site name:
|
Snouted eagle ray |
|
Max. size:
|
95.0 cm WD (male/unsexed; Ref. 9257) |
|
Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine
|
|
Climate: |
subtropical; 32°N - 21°N |
|
Importance:
|
fisheries: subsistence fisheries |
|
Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100) |
Distribution:
|
Eastern Pacific: known only from the Gulf of California.
|
|
Biology: |
A little known coastal species, caught mainly over sandy bottoms. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).
|
|
Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT) (Ref. 57073)
|
|
Dangerous:
|
harmless
|
|
Coordinator: |
McEachran, John
|
|
|
