Sixgill stingray
📖 Overview
Inhabits soft bottoms of upper continental slopes . Feeding habits unknown . Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. Probably caught with bottom trawls . Maximum length of female from Ref. 84148.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0. A bizarre-looking flabby stingray with a long, thick, fleshy snout . Dark violet-blue or brownish above, white below .: other.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sixgill stingray is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 350 - 1120 m , usually 362 - 1120 m . Deep-water; 46°N - 37°S, 16°E - 154°W South Africa eastward to Japan, Australia and the Hawaiian Islands.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Sixgill stingray |
| 🌍CES | šestižábrovec Bickellův |
| 🇩🇪German | Sechskiemen-Stachelrochen |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | nokkarausku |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pastinaca a sei branchie · Trigone a sei branchie |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Mutsueraei · ムツエラエイ |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Zeskieuwige doornrog · zeskieuwige doornroggen |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Raia-de-seis-guelras |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Африканский шестижаберный скат |
| 🌍THA | ปลากระเบนเหงือกหกคู่ |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 南非六鰓魟 · 比氏六鰓魟 · 魴仔 |
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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