| Family: |
Rajidae (Skates) |
| Max. size: |
37.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 102 - 1025 m |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Atlantic: off the Orange River mouth to south of the Agulhas Bank, South Africa. |
| Diagnosis: |
A dwarf softnose skate with a bluntly pointed snout and very large close-set eyes; tail longer than body in adult; pectoral disc angular with rounded corners, and anterior edges more undulated in adult male than in female; large thorns around eyes, on shoulders, and in interrupted single row from back to dorsal fins (Ref. 5578). Brownish-grey above, with 6-7 crossbars on tail; underside pale with dark brown areas along the front and rear edges of disc, on snout and on underside of tail (Ref. 5578). |
| Biology: |
Found on the upper slope (Ref. 5578). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). Probably taken by hake trawlers (Ref. 5578). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 April 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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