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Dasyatis americana Hildebrand and Schroeder, 1928
SOUTHERN STINGRAY
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Hypanus americanus, Southern stingray : fisheries, gamefish
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Hypanus americanus ( Hildebrand & Schroeder , 1928 )

Southern stingray Upload your photos  and  videos
Pictures | Videos | Google image Image of Hypanus americanus (Southern stingray) Hypanus americanus
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Dasyatinae
Etymology: More on authors: Hildebrand & Schroeder .

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

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 53 m (Ref. 13608 ), usually ? - 4 m (Ref. 55205 ). Subtropical; 36°N - 4°S, 100°W - 37°W (Ref. 55205 )

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Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil, including the Antilles (Ref. 3168 ).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L m 81.3 , range 75 - 80 cm
Max length : 200 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 3168 ); common length : 90.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 3168 ); max. published weight: 135.6 kg (Ref. 40637 ); max. reported age: 28 years (Ref. 53968 )

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Disk has sharp outer corners and irregular row of short spines on upper surface (Ref. 26938 ). Disk usually uniform dark brown above, grayer in young. Ventral finfold on tail long and high, dorsal finfold absent (Ref. 7251 ). Upper surface of disc gray, dark or olivaceous brown or olive green. Lower surface of disc white or whitish with an edging of gray or brown (Ref. 6902 ).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on sandy bottoms, seagrass beds, lagoons and the reef face (Ref. 12951 ). Common in bays and estuaries (Ref. 7251 ). Observed singly, in pairs and in aggregations (Ref. 12951 ). Buries in the sand during the day and forages at night, usually in seagrass beds (Ref. 12951 ). Feeds mainly on bivalves and worms and also takes shrimps, crabs and small fishes (Ref. 3168 ). Feeds by creating depressions in the sand to expose invertebrates and small fishes (Ref. 9710 ). Ovoviviparous, with 3-4 in a litter (Ref. 12951 ). May be found in cleaning stations where they are attended to by the bluehead wrasse and Spanish hogfish (Ref. 12951 ). Equipped with a well-developed serrated spine and capable of inflicting a painful laceration. Easily approached by divers (Ref. 9710 ).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

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 specialised structures (Ref. 50449 ). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205 ). Male mounts on female dorsally (Ref. 12951 ).

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Last, P.R., W.T. White, M.R. de Carvalho, B. Séret, M.F.W. Stehmann and G.J.P. Naylor , 2016. Rays of the world. CSIRO Publishing, Comstock Publishing Associates. i-ix + 1-790. (Ref. 114953 )

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )

  Near Threatened (NT)  (A2bd); Date assessed: 21 June 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361 )

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Traumatogenic (Ref. 4690 )





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Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes FAO - Fisheries: landings ; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201 ): 23.7 - 28.1, mean 27.3 °C (based on 795 cells). Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00646 (0.00265 - 0.01571), b=3.06 (2.86 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.5   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=28; Fec=3-4). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Very high vulnerability (90 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Low . Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 5.41 [0.65, 23.15] mg/100g; Iron = 0.355 [0.083, 0.950] mg/100g; Protein = 24.6 [21.7, 27.3] %; Omega3 = 0.145 [0.039, 0.464] g/100g; Selenium = 13.9 [4.1, 41.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 19.8 [6.4, 64.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.592 [0.287, 1.207] mg/100g (wet weight);

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