AnAge entry for Dasyatis pastinaca
Classification (HAGRID: 01805)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes (Taxon entry)
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Dasyatis
- Species
- Dasyatis pastinaca
- Common name
- Common stingray
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 21 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 520
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In captivity, these animals have been reported to live up to 21 years [0520].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,350 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Litter size
- 6.2 (viviparous)
- Interbirth interval
- 365 days
- Adult weight
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0822] Garcia et al. (2008), The importance of habitat and life history to extinction risk in sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras (PubMed)
- [0520] Philip Altman and Dorothy Dittmer (1962), Growth including reproduction and morphological development
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 160959
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 673854
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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