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Urotrygonidae (American round stingrays)
Etymology: Urotrygon: Greek, oura = tail + Greek, trygon = a sting ray (Ref. 45335); cimar: Named for the Centro de Limnología (CIMAR) a research center of the Universidad de Costa Rica during its twentieth anniversary.
Eponymy: This is an abbreviation for Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, a research centre of the Universidad de Costa Rica (where both authors work) in honour of its 20th anniversary. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 85 m (Ref. 40883), usually ? - 10 m. Tropical
Distribuição
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Eastern Central Pacific: between Corinto, Nicaragua and Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.2 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 40883)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Large species of Urotrygon with a round disc; tail short. Dorsal surface of disc and tail yellow-brown or tan irregularly spotted with brown or black blotches; ventral surface of disc white with lateral margins of disc and posterior border of pelvic fins tan in juveniles, dark brown or gray in adults. Small pungent denticles densely cover dorsal surface of disc and tail; denticles only slightly enlarged near midline. Pupillary operculum a small triangle, apex not reaching ventral margin of pupil.
Found in tide pools and to a depth of 85 m. Usually collected in waters shallower than 10 m.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
López S., M.I. and W.A. Bussing, 1998. Urotrygon cimar, a new eastern Pacific stingray (Pisces: Urolophidae). Rev. Biol. Trop. 46 (Suppl. 6):271-277. (Ref. 40883)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Ferramentas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 27.9 - 29.1, mean 28.5 °C (based on 98 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01413 (0.00578 - 0.03452), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 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): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
