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- Pelagic_stingray abstract "The pelagic stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, and the sole member of its genus. It is characterized by the wedge-like shape of its pectoral fin disc, which is much wider than long, as well as by the pointed teeth in both sexes, whip-like tail with extremely long tail spine, and uniform violet to blue-green coloration. It generally reaches 59 cm (23 in) in width. The pelagic stingray has a worldwide distribution in waters warmer than 19 °C (66 °F), and migrates seasonally to spend the summer closer to the continental shelf and at higher latitudes. The only stingray that almost exclusively inhabits the open ocean, this species is typically found in surface waters down to a depth of 100 m (330 ft). As a consequence of its midwater habits, its swimming style has evolved to feature more of a flapping motion of the pectoral fins, as opposed to the disc margin undulations used by other, bottom-dwelling stingrays.The diet of the pelagic stingray consists of free-swimming invertebrates and bony fishes. It is an active hunter, using its pectoral fins to trap and move food to its mouth, and has been known to take advantage of seasonal feeding opportunities such as spawning squid. Like other stingrays, it is aplacental viviparous, meaning that the embryos are sustained initially by yolk and later by histotroph ("uterine milk"). With a short gestation period of 2–4 months, females may bear two litters of 4–13 pups per year. Birthing generally occurs in warm water near the equator, with the exception of the Mediterranean Sea, with the timing varying between regions. Rarely encountered except by fishery workers, the pelagic stingray can inflict a severe, even fatal wound with its tail spine. This species is caught as bycatch throughout its range; it is of little economic value and usually discarded, often with high mortality. However, there is evidence that its numbers are increasing, perhaps owing to the heavy fishing of its natural predators and competitors (e.g., sharks). Along with the pelagic stingray's global distribution and prolific life history, this has led the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to assess it as of Least Concern.".
- Pelagic_stingray binomialAuthority Charles_Lucien_Bonaparte.
- Pelagic_stingray class Chondrichthyes.
- Pelagic_stingray class Elasmobranchii.
- Pelagic_stingray conservationStatus "LC".
- Pelagic_stingray conservationStatusSystem "iucn3.1".
- Pelagic_stingray family Whiptail_stingray.
- Pelagic_stingray genus Henry_Weed_Fowler.
- Pelagic_stingray kingdom Animal.
- Pelagic_stingray order Myliobatiformes.
- Pelagic_stingray phylum Chordate.
- Pelagic_stingray synonym "Dasyatis atratus (Ishiyama & Okada, 1955)".
- Pelagic_stingray synonym "Dasyatis guileri (Last, 1979)".
- Pelagic_stingray synonym "Trygon purpurea (Müller & Henle, 1841)".
- Pelagic_stingray synonym "Trygon violacea (Bonaparte, 1832)".
- Pelagic_stingray thumbnail Dasyatis_violacea.jpg?width=300.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageExternalLink www.iucnredlist.org.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageExternalLink speciesSummary.php?ID=2576&genusname=Pteroplatytrygon&speciesname=violacea&lang=English.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageExternalLink search.php.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageExternalLink fish.
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- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageLength "33489".
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageOutDegree "171".
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageRevisionID "675325669".
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Amphipod.
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- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Ampullae_of_Lorenzini.
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- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Atlantic.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Atlantic_Ocean.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Australia.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Basal_(phylogenetics).
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Basal_clade.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Benthic.
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- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Bluespotted_ribbontail_ray.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Bluespotted_stingray.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Bony_fish.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Bottom_trawl.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Bottom_trawling.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Brazil.
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- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Bycatch.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink California.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Cape_Verde.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Carnivore.
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- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Category:Dasyatidae.
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- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Chile.
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- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Common_name.
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- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Crypsis.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Ctenophora.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Dasyatidae.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Dasyatis.
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- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Easter_Island.
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- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Epithelium.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Equator.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Evolution.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Family_(biology).
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Fertilisation.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Fertilization.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Filefish.
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- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Fish_migration.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Fishery.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Galápagos_Islands.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Genus.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Gestation.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Gestation_period.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Gillnet.
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- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Grand_Banks_of_Newfoundland.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Great_white_shark.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Gulf_Stream.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Gulf_of_Guinea.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Gulf_of_Mexico.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Hawaii.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Henry_Weed_Fowler.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Herring.
- Pelagic_stingray wikiPageWikiLink Himantura.