Urotrygon
venezuelae
Schultz, 1949
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Family:
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Urolophidae
(Round rays)
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Order:
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Rajiformes
(skates and rays)
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Class:
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
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In this site name:
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Venezuela round stingray |
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Max. size:
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25.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6902) |
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Environment: |
demersal; marine
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity<100) |
Distribution:
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Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Venezuela.
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Morphology:
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Prickly back with a median row of slightly larger spines from the nuchal region rearward along disc and anterior part of tail. Wide disc and tail long. Plain greyish above, without markings, cream colored below (Ref. 6902).
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Biology: |
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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