Parameter |
Female |
Male |
Ref. |
Largest bat ray (Diskwidth and mass) |
1.22 m; 1.40 m; 1.8 m, 95.3 kg |
0.915 m, 12.5 kg; 1.02 m (calculated from mass) 16.8 kg |
2, 3, 4, 6 |
Size at maturity |
~0.88 m DW |
~0.60 m |
6 |
Smallest mature |
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Largest immature |
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. |
. |
Size at which 50% are mature |
0.88 m DW (n = 108) |
. |
6 |
Age at maturity |
5 yr (~ 6yr according to VBGF) |
2 -3 yr |
6, 7 |
Mating |
Premating position: Smaller ray (male) has tail flexed dorsally
at 90 deg. and right clasper erected at 45 deg. Male repeatedly bumped underside
of female in attempts to insert clasper into her cloacae. |
8 |
Ovulation |
June -July |
. |
6 |
Size of ovulated eggs |
22 - 28 mm diameter (est. mass 5.6 -11.5 g) |
6 |
Gestation time |
9 - 12 months |
. |
6 |
Embryo development |
aplacental viviparity, trophonemata of uterine wall produce
"mother-milk" after egg-yolk has been used up |
5 |
Litter size |
2 - 12; 2 -7 (# of pups may increase with size of mother) |
1, 6 |
Birth size |
0.26 - 0.35 m DW; 0.274 - 0.305 m DW (0.21 kg) |
1, 2, 6, 7 |
Smallest free-swimming |
0.22 m DW, sex unknown (a) |
6 |
First year growth |
0.122 m DW (calculated from VBGF) |
0.143 m DW (calculated from VBGF) |
7 |
VBGF parameters (b)
|
DWoo = 1.587 m , k = 0.10 yr-1 (5ln2/k = 34.8 yr), DWo = 0.294 m |
DWoo = 1.004 m, k = 0.23 yr-1 (5ln2/k = 15.1 yr), DWo = 0.305 m |
7 |
W - DW equation (c) |
W(kg) = 18.6* DW^3.199(m) |
W(kg) = 15.9*DW^3.096(m) |
6, 7 |
Life history table:
Elasticity estimates based on alpha = 6.0 yr, Assuming Abar/alpha = 1.5 (thus Abar
= 9.0 yr) |
E(m) = 1/Abar = 1/9 = 0.111;
E(JS)/E(m) = alpha = 6.0, E(JS) = 0.667;
E(AS)/E(m) = Abar-alpha = 3.0, E(AS) = 0.333;
Sum or ratios = Abar;
Sum of elasticities = 1 + E(m) = 1.111 |
Mollet 2003 (AES Manaus)
Normalized elasticities:
E(fertility) = E(m) = 10.0%;
E(juvenile survival) = E(JS) = 60.0%;
E(adult survival) = E(AS) = 30.0%
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