Deep-water stingray
📖 Overview
Found on the outer shelf and upper slope , on soft bottoms at depths of 275-680 m. Benthic . Feeds on small pelagic fish, eels, crabs, shrimp, lobsters, cephalopods and polychaete worms . The specimen taken from a depth of 44 m was caught off Mozambique . Its sting is long and can inflict a painful wound if handled. Caught occasionally by demersal longline fisheries in deepwater. Utilized for its meat, but not of a particularly high value.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0. A giant plain stingray with a broadly pointed snout, small eyes and a round disc; tail short with a long caudal fin and a narrow sting; upper surface covered with denticles . Grey-black to brownish or purplish-brown above, white below; rear edges of pelvic fins and tail grey; disc edges black, and sting light .: other.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Deep-water stingray is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 44 - 780 m , usually 275 - 680 m . Deep-water; 39°N - 37°S, 20°E - 154°W South Africa, Mozambique, southern India, east to the Philippines (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
small pelagic fish, eels, crabs, shrimp, lobsters, cephalopods and polychaete worms (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
⚠️ Venom Profile
- immediate intense pain
- swelling
- erythema
- occasional nausea and weakness
Analgesia; wound care; tetanus prophylaxis; severe cases may require monitoring for systemic effects.
References: Compiled from Bhide (2018), Halstead et al. (1988) and family-specific envenomation literature
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Deep-water stingray, Deepwater stingray · Giant Stingaree · deepwater stingray |
| 🌍CES | hlubinář Daviesův |
| 🇩🇪German | Tiefwasser-Stachelrochen |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | syvännerausku |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pastinaca gigante abissale · Trigone gigante abissale |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Usuei · ウスエイ |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Reuzendoornrog |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Raia-abissal |
| 🌍THA | ปลากระเบนน้ำลึก |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urolophus marmoratus | Chu, Hu & Li | 1981 | Heterotypic |
| Urotrygon davesi | Wallace | 1967 | Synonym |
| Urotrygon daviesi | Wallace | 1967 | Synonym |
| Urotrygon daviesis | Wallace | 1967 | Synonym |
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 6 records indexed .
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