Description

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Common Names

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Langhalet pigrokke , Danish , Denmark

Langstaartpijlstaartrog , Dutch , Netherlands

Longtail stingray , English , USA

Longtail stingray , English , Global

Sale astelrai , Estonian , Estonia

Pastenague queue longue , French , Global

長魟 , Mandarin Chinese , China

长魟 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Raya , Spanish , Ecuador

Raya , Spanish , Mexico

Raya látigo , Spanish , Panama

Raya látigo , Spanish , Peru

Raya látigo coluda , Spanish , Mexico

Raya látigo coluda , Spanish , Spain

Raya látigo largo , Spanish , Mexico

Raya-látigo coluda , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Myliobatiformes

Family: Dasyatidae

Genus: Hypanus

Species: Hypanus longus (Garman, 1880)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Inhabit rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 12951); on soft and sandy bottoms. Feeds mainly on mantis shrimps and fishes (Ref. 114953). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Litters of 1-5 pups; gestation period 10-11 months (Ref. 114953); Caught rarely by the gillnet fisheries operating in shelf waters. Utilized for its meat (Ref.58048).

Habitat

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associated