Pateobatis fai

Pateobatis fai

Scientific name	Pateobatis fai
Descriptor	Jordan & Seale
Year of description	1906
IUCN category (World)	VU
Family	Dasyatidae
Genus	Pateobatis

Introduction

Pateobatis fai is a salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

Average size

120 cm
Maximum size

183 cm

Average size

120 cm
Maximum size

183 cm

How to recognize This fish ?

Pateobatis fai measures between 120 and 183 cm. This fish is unicolore with a predominantly gris body.

Behaviour & Life cycle

diet

carnivorous
Sociability

solitary
territorial

No
Way of living

nocturnal

Pateobatis fai is a fish solitary naturally found on the bottom. This species is carnivorous . This fish lives mainly at night. Usually, it leaves its hiding place and starts to be active once it gets dark.

Although Pateobatis fai is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.

Reproduction

Reproduction

ovovivipare

Pateobatis fai is a fish ovovivipare.

Risks for humans

Venomous

No
Sting

Yes

Origin and distribution

Origin

Bay of Bengal Persian Gulf Great Barrier Reef mer d'Oman Red Sea Indonesian seas East Indian Ocean western Indian Ocean

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : VU

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

Temperature

24 - 29 °C
Depth

0 - 200 m

Biotope presentation

Pateobatis fai is most often found at a depth between 0m and 200m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

Species of the same biotope

common banded mantis shrimp Lysiosquillidae

To go further

Species of the same family

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