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Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Dasyatinae
Etymology: yemenensis: Named for the country or type locality, Yemen..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Western Indian Ocean: Yemen.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.3 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 124018); 20.6 cm WD (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Moore, A.B.M., P.R. Last and G.J.P. Naylor, 2020. Hemitrygon yemenensis sp. nov., a new species of stingray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4819(2):364-374. (Ref. 124018)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).