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🌊 Marine Endangered 🌡️ Tropical

Dasyatis Hypostigma

Dasyatis hypostigma Santos & Carvalho, 2004
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.7
Depth
5–80 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
47.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Usually found in sandy bottoms. Mobile invertebrate feeder, feed primarily on benthic mobile invertebrates, such as mollusks, crustaceans, and worms associated with hard or nearby unconsolidated substrate .

Scientific Name
Dasyatis hypostigma
Authority
Santos & Carvalho, 2004
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
EN
Depth Range
5–80 m
Trophic Level
3.7
Vulnerability
47.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Dasyatis Hypostigma is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Dasyatis Hypostigma is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 5 - 80 m , usually 5 - 40 m . Tropical; 22°S - 41°S, 62°W - 41°W Southwest Atlantic: Brazil and argentina (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish
Trophic Level
3.7±0.6
Food Items

benthic mobile invertebrates, such as mollusks, crustaceans, and worms associated with hard or nearb

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00447 × L3.12 (TL)

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Endangered
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
47.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.7
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Santos & Carvalho, 2004

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