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Hexatrygonidae (Sixgill stingrays)
Etymology: Hexatrygon: Greek, exa = six + Greek, trygon = the name of a ray; 1749 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: David ‘Dave’ Bickell was a South African journalist, formerly the angling correspondent for the ‘Eastern Province Herald’. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas batidemersal; intervalo de profundidade 350 - 1120 m (Ref. 9906), usually 362 - 1120 m (Ref. 9906). Deep-water; 46°N - 37°S, 16°E - 154°W
Indo-Pacific: South Africa eastward to Japan, Australia and the Hawaiian Islands.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 143 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 31444); 111.7 cm TL (female)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0. A bizarre-looking flabby stingray with a long, thick, fleshy snout (Ref. 5578). Dark violet-blue or brownish above, white below (Ref. 5578).
Inhabits soft bottoms of upper continental slopes (Ref. 9906). Feeding habits unknown (Ref. 9906). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. Probably caught with bottom trawls (Ref. 9906). Maximum length of female from Ref. 84148.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Smith, M.M. and P.C. Heemstra, 1986. Hexatrygonidae. p. 142-143. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3966)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: sem interesse
Ferramentas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 4.1 - 10.7, mean 6.6 °C (based on 1209 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (Assuming fecundity<100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (86 of 100).