Taeniura meyeni
Muller & Henle,
1841 (Fish)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Rajiformes |
Family: | Dasyatidae |
Description
Size: 180 cm -330 cm
Color: Dorsal side is bluish grey mottled with black and white spots and blotches.
Disc circular; eyes small with protective horny cover; spiracles dorso-laterally
situated and larger than eyes; tail 1.9 times the length of the disc and has a
membraneous fold at the distal half. Spine present opposite to membraneous fold at the upper surface. and a deep and prominent ventral skin fold that extends to the tail tip.
Ovoviviparous.
Size: 180 cm -330 cm
Color: Dorsal side is bluish grey mottled with black and white spots and blotches.
Disc circular; eyes small with protective horny cover; spiracles dorso-laterally
situated and larger than eyes; tail 1.9 times the length of the disc and has a
membraneous fold at the distal half. Spine present opposite to membraneous fold at the upper surface. and a deep and prominent ventral skin fold that extends to the tail tip.
Ovoviviparous.
Synonym (s)
• Taeniura melanospila Bleeker, 1853
• Taeniura melanospilos Bleeker, 1853
• Taeniura meyemi Muller & Henle, 1841
(Misspelling)
• Taeniura mortoni Macleay, 1883
• Taeniura melanospila Bleeker, 1853
• Taeniura melanospilos Bleeker, 1853
• Taeniura meyemi Muller & Henle, 1841
(Misspelling)
• Taeniura mortoni Macleay, 1883
Common Name (s)
• Blotched Fantail Ray (English)
• Round Ribbontail Ray (English)
• Blotched Fantail Ray (English)
• Round Ribbontail Ray (English)
Economic Importance and Threats
Importance: Commercial, Dangers
(Game fish, aquarium fish and consumed in fresh and salt-cured form
Venomous)
Importance: Commercial, Dangers
(Game fish, aquarium fish and consumed in fresh and salt-cured form
Venomous)
Ecology
Habitat: Reef Associated
Prey: Fish, bivalves, crabs and shrimps.
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
Habitat: Reef Associated
Prey: Fish, bivalves, crabs and shrimps.
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
Biogeography
• Red Sea
• East Coast INDIA
• Red Sea
• East Coast INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Raje, SG; Sivakami, S; Mohanraj, G; Manoj Kumar, PP; Raju, A and Joshi, KK (2007) An atlas on the Elasmobranch fishery resources of India CMFRI Special publication CMFRI, Cochin, India. 95 253pp Available at - http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4056/1/Special_Publn_95.pdf
- Froese, R and Pauly, D (2000) Fishbase 2000: Concepts, design and data sources ICLARM 344 pp Available at - http://www.fishbase.org