AnAge entry for Raja montagui
Classification (HAGRID: 01839)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes (Taxon entry)
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Raja
- Species
- Raja montagui
- Common name
- Homelyn ray
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Estimates of age at sexual maturity range from 4.5 [0822] to 8 years [0454]. Maximum longevity has been reported as 7 years [0822], but this could be significantly underestimated.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,667 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 2,920 days
- Clutch size
- 60 (oviparous)
- 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)
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 160883
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 27588
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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