Roughtail stingray
📖 Overview
Dasyatis centroura is a coastal species , found over sandy and muddy bottoms . It feeds on bottom-living invertebrates and fishes . Ovoviviparous . Wings marketed fresh, smoked, dried-salted; used for fishmeal and oil. Harmful to shellfish banks; dangerous to bathers and fishers due to its poisonous spine. May attain well over 100 cm TL. Warm season visitor to coastal waters .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Diagnosis: Large specimens of Dasyatis centroura are recognizable by their thorny tails, by the large size and wide spacing spacing of their mid-dorsal bucklers, and by the conspicuous tubercles or bucklers on the outer parts of their discs; in smaller specimens the large tubercles have not yet developed on the tail . It differs from Dasyatis sabina, D. guttata and Himantura schmardae in the shape of disc; it resembles Dasyatis say and D. americana in shape of disc, but it can be distinguished from D. say by the fact that the tail lacks any trace of a cutaneous fold above, and from D. americana by its much narrower ventral tailfold . : other; Cross section: flattened.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Roughtail stingray is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Roughtail stingray is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
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 . Gestation about 4 months with 2 to 4 young produced in autumn and early winter . Distinct pairing with embrace .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 3 - 270 m , usually 15 - 50 m . Subtropical; 45°N - 35°S, 90°W - 36°E
🌿 Ecology
bottom-living invertebrates and fishes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Rough-tailed · Rough-tailed Northern Stingray · Rough-tailed Stingray · Roughtail Stingray |
| 🌍CES | trnucha drsnoocasá |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Ruhalet pigrokke |
| 🇩🇪German | Rauhschwanz Stehrochen · Rauschwanz-Stechrochen |
| 🌍ELL | Ακανθοτρυγόνα |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | okakeihäsrausku |
| 🇫🇷French | Pastenague à queue épineuse · Pastenague épineuse |
| 🌍HEB | טריגון מגובשש |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pastinaca spinosa · Trigone spinoso |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | アラオアカエイ |
| 🌍LIT | šiaurinis dygliauodegis |
| 🇵🇱Polish | ogończa zachodnia |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Raia prego espinhosa · Ratão · Uge-de-cardas |
| 🇷🇺Russian | северный колючий хвостокол |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Chucho de clavos · Pastinaca áspera · Raya látigo lija |
| 🌍SQI | neshtelije · trigoni bishtgjatë |
| 🌍TUR | dikenli vatoz · rina baligi · rina balığı |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dasyatis aspera | Cuvier | 1816 | Synonym |
| Dasyatis centroura | Mitchill | 1815 | Synonym |
| Dasybatus marinus | Garman | 1913 | Synonym |
| Pastinaca acanthura | Gronow | 1854 | Synonym |
| Pastinaca aspera | Cuvier | 1816 | Synonym |
| Raia gesneri | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Raja centroura | Mitchill | 1815 | Synonym |
| Trygon aldrovandi | Risso | 1827 | Synonym |
| Trygon brucco | Bonaparte | 1834 | Synonym |
| Trygon centrura | Mitchill | 1815 | Synonym |
| Trygon spinosissima | Duméril | 1865 | Heterotypic |
| Trygon thalassia | Müller & Henle | 1841 | Synonym |
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🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
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