Pale-edged stingray Pale-edged stingray, पकात, वागळी, சம்பரக்கா, சும்பரக்கா, சம்பரக்கா , Chumbara-kah, Pakat, Wagli
Family : Dasyatidae (Stingrays)
Order : Rajiformes (skates and rays)
Class : Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Fishbase Name : Pale-edged stingray
Fish Name : Dasyatis zugei
Max size : 29.0 cm WD (male/unsexed; Ref. 9840)
Environment : demersal; amphidromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity
Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: India to southern Japan, Myanmar, Malaya, Indonesia, China and Indo-China.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Common in estuaries (Ref. 4832). Feed on bottom-dwelling organisms (Ref.50449)- primarily small crustaceans, but also small fishes (Ref.58048). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Landed in very large quantities as by-catch in the bottom trawl and trammel fisheries. Utilized for its meat, but of limited value due to its very small size (Ref.58048)
Threatened : Dangerous:
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : McEachran, John
Main Ref : Nishida, K. and K. Nakaya. 1988. (Ref. 35022)
India country information
Common Names : Pale-edged stingray, पकात, वागळी, சம்பரக்கா, சும்பரக்கா, சம்பரக்கா , Chumbara-kah, Pakat, Wagli
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses
