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Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Urogymninae
Etymology: astra: Name from Latin 'astrum' for star or constellation, refers to the dorsal coloration, which usually consists of dark spots orbited in various ways by whitish spots, vaguely resembling a cluster of stars, evident in larger specimens.
More on authors: Last, Manjaji-Matsumoto & Pogonoski.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
экология
морской донно-пелагический; пределы глубины 1 - 141 m (Ref. 76963). Tropical; 1°S - 29°S, 111°E - 155°E (Ref. 114953)
Indo-West Pacific: Australia, to West Papua, Indonesia; including Timor Sea (Ref. 76936); southern New Guinea (Ref. 114953).
Length at first maturity / Size / Вес / Возраст
Maturity: Lm ?, range 50 - ? cm
Max length : 180 cm WD самец/пол неопределен; (Ref. 76963)
A demersal species found inshore, over muddy bottoms or mangrove flats to 140 m depth. Litters of 1-3 pups. Feeds mainly on prawns and crabs (Ref. 114953). Birth size for this species is about 17-19 cm WD (Ref. 76963).
Life cycle and mating behavior
половая зрелость | размножение | нерест | икра | Fecundity | личинки
Last, P.R., B.M. Majajii-Matsumoto and J.J. Pogonoski, 2008. Himantura astra sp. Nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) from Northern Australia. In Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds.): Descriptions of New Australian Chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper no. 22. (Ref. 76963)
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Harmless
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