AnAge entry for Raja clavata
Classification (HAGRID: 01836)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes (Taxon entry)
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Raja
- Species
- Raja clavata
- Common name
- Thornback ray
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 12 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Unverified estimates suggest these animals may live up to 23 years [0454].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 3,650 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 3,650 days
- Clutch size
- 142 (oviparous)
- Interbirth interval
- 365 days
- Adult weight
- 9,900 g
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)
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 160901
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 7781
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
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