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Urotrygonidae (American round stingrays)
Etymology: Urotrygon: Greek, oura = tail + Greek, trygon = a sting ray (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gill.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 4 - 51 m (Ref. 96339). Tropical; 14°N - 2°S, 92°W - 78°W
Eastern Central Pacific: central America.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9265); common length : 22.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9265)
Benthic in coastal waters over soft bottoms.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
McEachran, J.D., 1995. Urolophidae. Rayas redondas. p. 786-792. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9265)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Venomous
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.5 - 28.7, mean 27.6 °C (based on 20 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01413 (0.00575 - 0.03468), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity<100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 66 [16, 326] mg/100g; Iron = 0.911 [0.240, 2.647] mg/100g; Protein = 20.7 [15.6, 25.8] %; Omega3 = 0.185 [0.049, 0.564] g/100g; Selenium = 29.1 [8.1, 89.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 32.7 [10.6, 94.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.41 [0.67, 2.64] mg/100g (wet weight);