Tortonese's stingray
📖 Overview
Found over sandy and muddy bottoms. Feeds on bottom-living invertebrates and fishes. Ovoviviparous, gestation about 4 months and about 6 to 9 young are produced.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Tortonese's stingray is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tortonese's stingray is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Tortonese's 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 . Distinct pairing with embrace .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 100 - 200 m . Temperate; 46°N - 30°N, 6°W - 36°E Northeast Atlantic: known only from the Mediterranean.
🌿 Ecology
bottom-living invertebrates and fishes
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Tortonese's Stingray · Tortonese’s stingray |
| 🌍CES | trnucha Tortoneseho |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Tortoneses pigrokke |
| 🇩🇪German | Tortonese-Stechrochen · Tortoneses Stechrochen |
| 🌍ELL | Μούντριζα |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | keltakeihäsrausku |
| 🇫🇷French | Pastenague de Tortonese |
| 🌍HEB | טריגון טורטונזה |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pastinaca di Tortonese |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Tortoneses pijlstaartrog |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Хвостокол Тортонезе |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Raya látigo de Tortonese · Rayalátigo de Tortonese |
| 🌍TUR | dikenli vatoz · rina baligi |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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