Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Porcupine_ray> ?p ?o }
- Porcupine_ray abstract "The porcupine ray (Urogymnus asperrimus) is a rare species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae and the only member of its genus. This bottom-dweller is found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, as well as off West Africa. It favors sand, coral rubble, and seagrass habitats in inshore waters to a depth of 30 m (100 ft). A large and heavy-bodied species reaching 1.2–1.5 m (3.9–4.9 ft) in width, the porcupine ray has a nearly circular, plain-colored pectoral fin disc and a thin tail without any fin folds. Uniquely within its family, it lacks a venomous stinging spine. However, an adult ray can still defend itself ably with the many large, sharp thorns found over its disc and tail.The diet of the porcupine ray consists mainly of benthic invertebrates and bony fishes, which it digs up from the sea floor. It is aplacental viviparous, in which the developing embryos are nourished by histotroph ("uterine milk") produced by the mother. The porcupine ray has long been valued for its rough and durable skin, which was made into a shagreen leather once used for various utilitarian and ornamental purposes, such as to cover sword hilts and shields. It is caught incidentally by coastal fisheries. Because it must be handled carefully due to its thorns, its commercial significance is limited. Unregulated fishing has led to this species declining in many parts of its range, and thus has been listed as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).".
- Porcupine_ray binomialAuthority Marcus_Elieser_Bloch.
- Porcupine_ray class Chondrichthyes.
- Porcupine_ray class Elasmobranchii.
- Porcupine_ray conservationStatus "VU".
- Porcupine_ray conservationStatusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- Porcupine_ray family Whiptail_stingray.
- Porcupine_ray kingdom Animal.
- Porcupine_ray order Myliobatiformes.
- Porcupine_ray phylum Chordate.
- Porcupine_ray synonym "Raja africana (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)".
- Porcupine_ray synonym "Raja asperrima (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)".
- Porcupine_ray synonym "Urogymnus asperrimus solanderi (Whitley, 1939)".
- Porcupine_ray synonym "Urogymnus rhombeus (Klunzinger, 1871)".
- Porcupine_ray thumbnail Urogymnus_asperrimus.jpg?width=300.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageID "12602671".
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageLength "17756".
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageOutDegree "136".
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageRevisionID "676039913".
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Ancient_Greek.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Animal.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Animalia.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Aplacental_viviparous.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Arabian_Peninsula.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Atlantic_Ocean.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Australia.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Bay_of_Bengal.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Benthic.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Benthic_fish.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Benthic_zone.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Bony_fish.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Brackish_water.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Butterfly_ray.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Bycatch.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Capsalidae.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Cartilage.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Category:Urogymnus.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Cestoda.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Chondrichthyes.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Chordata.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Chordate.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Common_name.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Coral.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Crustacean.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Cxc3xb4te_dIvoire.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Dasyatidae.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Demersal_fish.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Dendromonocotyle_urogymni.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Dermal_denticle.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Dye.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Echinocephalus_overstreeti.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Elasmobranchii.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Embryo.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Family_(biology).
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Farasan_Islands.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Fiji.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Fish_fin.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Fish_scale.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Fisheries.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Fishery.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Friedrich_Gustav_Jakob_Henle.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Funafuti.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Funafuti_Atoll.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Genus.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Gilbert_Islands.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Gill_slit.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Guinea.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Gulf_of_Thailand.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Gymnura.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Habitat.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Habitat_degradation.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Habitat_destruction.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Heron_Island_(Queensland).
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Hilt.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Histotroph.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Histotrophy.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink India.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Indian_Ocean.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Indo-Pacific.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Indonesia.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Inshore.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Invertebrate.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Ivory_Coast.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Johann_Gottlob_Schneider.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Johann_Gottlob_Theaenus_Schneider.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Johannes_Peter_Müller.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Latin.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Leather.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Liver.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Local_extinction.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Madagascar.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Mangrove.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Mangrove_forest.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Marcus_Elieser_Bloch.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Mediterranean_Sea.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Melee_weapon.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Monogenea.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Mumbai.
- Porcupine_ray wikiPageWikiLink Myliobatiformes.