Gymnura zonura (Bleeker, 1852)

Description


Common Names


No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Myliobatiformes

Family: Gymnuridae

Genus: Gymnura

Species: Gymnura zonura (Bleeker, 1852)

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


    Biology


    Demersal inshore, in shallow depths to at least 37 m (Ref.58048). Also found offshore (Ref. 9918). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Smallest individual was 27 cm WD. Caught often by demersal trawl, trammel and gillnet fisheries, and occasionally using tangle nets. Utilized for its meat, but of limited value due to its typically small size (Ref.58048).

    Habitat


    associated