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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Urolophidae (Round rays)
Etymology: Urolophus: Greek, oura = tail + Greek, lophos = crest (Ref. 45335); papilio: papilio meaning butterfly, in reference to the particularly broad wingspan of the disc of this species (Ref. 51067).
More on authors: Séret & Last.
Etymology: Urolophus: Greek, oura = tail + Greek, lophos = crest (Ref. 45335); papilio: papilio meaning butterfly, in reference to the particularly broad wingspan of the disc of this species (Ref. 51067).
More on authors: Séret & Last.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 330 m (Ref. 51067). Deep-water
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Western Central Pacific: Chesterfield Islands.
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Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 147 - 153. Broad disc, width exceeding 70% total length; short tail, postcoacal length less than three-quarters of disc length; long snout, exceeding 17% total length; broad, rectangular internasal flap, width subequal to interspace between 5th gill slits; inner margin of spiracle parallel to longitudinal axis; tail folds rudimentary or absent; small dorsal fin; apices of pelvic fins rounded; single row of 10-13 oral papillae; no broad lobes on posterolateral border of nostrils; 104-110 pectoral fin radials; dorsal surface uniform yellowish brown (Ref. 51067).
Body shape (shape guide): other.
Body shape (shape guide): other.
Inhabits the continental slope (Ref. 51067). Adult size unknown (Ref. 51067). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
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Séret, B. and P. Last, 2003. Description of four new stingarees of the genus Urolophus (Batoidea: Urolophidae) from the Coral Sea, South-West Pacific. Cybium 27(4):307-320. (Ref. 51067)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 June 2017
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Not Evaluated
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00813 (0.00364 - 0.01815), b=3.08 (2.88 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity<100). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100). 🛈 |