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Bathytoshia thetidis
(Ogilby, 1899)
Thorntail stingray
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae
Reference of the original description
Scientific results of the trawling expedition of H. M. C. S. "Thetis," off the coast of New South Wales, in February and March, 1898. Australian Museum Memoir, 4(1), 2–132
Scientific results of the trawling expedition of H. M. C. S. "Thetis," off the coast of New South Wales, in February and March, 1898. Australian Museum Memoir, 4(1), 2–132
Types
Bathytoshia thetidis
Bathytoshia thetidis
Description :
Citation: Bathytoshia thetidis (Ogilby, 1899): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
Common names
Peitschenrochen, Stechrochen, 
Pastinaca, 
Black skate, Black stingaree, Black stingray, Long-tailed stingaree, Longtail black stingray, Longtail stingray, Thorn stingray, Thorntail ray, Thorntail stingray, 
Pastinaca, Trigono, 
Uge cauda-espinhosa
Peitschenrochen, Stechrochen, Pastinaca, Black skate, Black stingaree, Black stingray, Long-tailed stingaree, Longtail black stingray, Longtail stingray, Thorn stingray, Thorntail ray, Thorntail stingray, Pastinaca, Trigono, Uge cauda-espinhosa
Short Description
A huge, plain, dark stingray with a broadly angular snout and pectoral disc; tail thick-based and tapering to a slender whip, much longer than body, and with no upper caudal finfold but with a long lower one end far in front of tail tip; upper disc and tail of large juveniles and adults roughened by large flat thorns (absent in small individuals); 1 or 2 stings on tail [536]. Dark olive green, grey or black dorsally, white ventrally without markings [578].
A huge, plain, dark stingray with a broadly angular snout and pectoral disc; tail thick-based and tapering to a slender whip, much longer than body, and with no upper caudal finfold but with a long lower one end far in front of tail tip; upper disc and tail of large juveniles and adults roughened by large flat thorns (absent in small individuals); 1 or 2 stings on tail [536]. Dark olive green, grey or black dorsally, white ventrally without markings [578].
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique, South Africa, Reunion [20041], southern Australia, and New Zealand. Source: www.gbif.org
Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique, South Africa, Reunion [20041], southern Australia, and New Zealand. Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; price category: low; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; price category: low; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
Biology
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures [733]. With young free swimming by 35 cm WD [1388]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086].
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures [733]. With young free swimming by 35 cm WD [1388]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086].
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=8664;
shark-references Species-ID=8664;
