Finless sleeper ray (Temera hardwickii)

Scientific name: Temera hardwickii Gray, 1831

Finless sleeper ray (Temera hardwickii)

The Finless sleeper ray (Temera hardwickii) is a marine fish of the family Narkidae.

Biology

Found in continental waters, both inshore and offshore. Biology little known.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Temera hardwickii
Family
Narkidae (Sleeper rays)
Order
Torpediniformes (Electric rays)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
46.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (A4d)
Threat to humans
Other
Uses
Aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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