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Telatrygon zugei (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Pale-edged stingray
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Viet Nam country information

Common names: Cá Đuối bồng mõm nhọn, Pale-edged stingray
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Nguyen, H.P. and H.L. Tran, 1994
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Gulf of Tonkin, Coast of Central Vietnam (Ref. 9705); also from the Quang Ninh-Cat Ba, Nha Trang, An Thoi and Spratly Islands (Ref. 58534).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/vm.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nguyen, H.P. and H.L. Tran, 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranquios (tiburones y rayas) (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Dasyatinae
Etymology: Telatrygon: Name from Latin 'telum' for javelin, spear, arrow, dart and Greek 'trygon' for stingray; referring to the long, narrowly pointed snout possessed by all members of the genus..
  More on authors: Müller & Henle.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; salobre demersal; anfidromo (Ref. 51243)(Ref. 114953).   Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Northwest Pacific: Vietnam to Japan, probably in the Philipinnes and Thailand.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 18.7, range 19 - ? cm
Max length : 29.0 cm WD macho / no sexado; (Ref. 109651)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Feed on bottom-dwelling organisms (Ref.50449); primarily small crustaceans, but also small fishes (Ref.58048). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialized structures (Ref. 50449). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205). Gives birth to litters of 1-4 pups; born at 7-10 cm WD. No reproductive synchronicity (Ref.58048).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : McEachran, John | Colaboradores

Last, P.R., G.J.P Naylor and B.M. Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016. A revised classification of the family Dasyatidae (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes) based on new morphological and molecular insights. Zootaxa 4139(3):345-368. (Ref. 109651)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnerable, ver lista roja de la UICN (VU) (A2cd); Date assessed: 28 August 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

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