Finless sleeper ray (Temera hardwickii) fish species and information / pictures of Finless sleeper ray - Temera hardwickii

Finless sleeper ray (Temera hardwickii) fish species information

Scientific Name
Temera hardwickii

Common Name
Finless sleeper ray

Biology
Found in continental waters, both inshore and offshore (Ref. 9913). Biology little known (Ref. 9913).

Classification

Classified By

Gray, 1831

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Electric rays (Torpediniformes)

Family

Sleeper rays (Narkidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea near the southern Thai- Burma border through the Straits of Malacca and the Malay Peninsula to Singapore and Viet Nam, occurs off Thailand but coast and locality is uncertain.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal

Trophic Level

3.29 s.e. 0.31 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

46.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Aquarium: public aquariums

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity

Threat To Humans

Other

IUCN Red List Status

Vulnerable (VU) (A4d)