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Rhinobatidae (Guitarfishes)
Etymology: Tarsistes: Greek, tarsos = tarsius (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Rodulfo Amando (sometimes Rudolph Amandus) Philippi (1808–1904)* was a German-born Chilean naturalist, principally interested in zoology and palaeontology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Jordan.
Taxonomic Remarks
Uncertain species described from a dried head (Ref. 9068).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical
Southeast Pacific: Chile.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Pequeño, G., 1989. Peces de Chile. Lista sistematica revisada y comentada. Rev. Biol. Mar., Valparaiso 24(2):1-132. (Ref. 9068)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity<100). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
High vulnerability (59 of 100). 🛈 |