Urogymnus asperrimus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.26028/cybium/2022-462-3-001 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12710663 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C63F87BA-E327-3F7B-7584-D826ECC5FA38 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Urogymnus asperrimus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
status |
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Urogymnus asperrimus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) View in CoL
Occurrence: questionable
Maximum length: 216.1 cm TL; 147 cm WD
Water type: marine, brackish
Environment: reef associated
Depth range: 1-217 m
Migration: unknown
IUCN status: VU – Vulnerable (A2bd / 2016)
Source: bibliography
Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Senegal, Guinea, and Côte d’Ivoire. A confusion comes from the fact that the adults of F. ukpam look like U. asperrimus , because at maturity they lose their sting and their back is covering with spikes (the local name of F. ukpam in Port-Gentil is “la raie porc épique”) (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).
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