Common names from other countries
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Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Urogymninae
Etymology: Brevitrygon: Derived from brevis (Latin), meaning short and trygṓn (Greek τρυγών),
meaning stingray, in allusion to the short, semi-rigid tails of these stingrays; walga: Name is presumably a variant spelling of wolga, from Wolga Tenkée, a local name
for this or a related stingray from the Ganges Delta of India..
More on authors: Müller & Henle.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien; brak water demersaal; diepte 0 - 40 m (Ref. 121773). Tropical; 30°N - 10°N, 34°E - 76°E
Indian Ocean: eastern India (Bay of Bengal, Madras), Bangladesh to Myanmar (East of Bok Ye-gan).
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm 16.7  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.3 cm WD mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 130662); 23.3 cm WD (female)
Demersal on insular and continental shelves, and occasionally found in coastal embayments (Ref. 58048); primarily in shallow water from near the shore in estuaries to nearby fishing grounds in bays (Ref. 130662). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Caught in large quantities as by-catch of bottom trawl and trammel net fisheries. Utilized for its meat, but of limited value due to its very small size (Ref.58048).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205), with histotrophy. Gives birth to litters of 1-2 pups; no reproductive synchronicity. Born at 8-10 cm WD (Ref.58048). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
Last, P.R., S. Weigmann and G.J.P. Naylor, 2023. The Indo-Pacific stingray genus Brevitrygon (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae): clarification of historical names and description of a new species, B. manjajiae sp. nov., from the western Indian Ocean. Diversity 15: 1-75. (Ref. 130662)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
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