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Maculabatis gerrardi (Gray, 1851)

Sharpnose stingray
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Mozambique country information

Common names: Uge cauda-espinhosa
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: of no interest | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Reported to occur in southern Mozambique (Ref. 3263, 5578, 12484) but Compagno 1997 (Ref. 9840) states that its occurrence in the east African coast needs further confirmation. Caught by anglers and in trawls and beach seines (Ref. 12484). Edible, but not popular, and many are released unharmed (Ref. 12484). Also Ref. 41669.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Last, P.R., W.T. White, M.R. de Carvalho, B. Séret, M.F.W. Stehmann and G.J.P. Naylor, 2016
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Ελασμοβράγχιοι (καρχαρίες και σαλάχια) (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Urogymninae
Etymology:   More on author: Gray.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά); Υφάλμυρο βενθικό(ς); εύρος βάθους ? - 50 m (Ref. 5578).   Tropical

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