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Élasmobranches (requins et raies) (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Gurgesiellidae (Pygmy skates)
Etymology: Gurgesiella: Latin, gurges = abyss, whirlpool (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin bathydémersal; profondeur 470 - 800 m (Ref. 57911). Deep-water; 20°S - 40°S, 60°W - 40°W (Ref. 57911)

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Southwest Atlantic: Brazilian coast, from Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 57911); common length : 19.0 cm WD mâle / non sexé; (Ref. )

Holotype taken from a depth of 800 m (Ref. 26282). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). Feeds on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 57911). Max. width (Teodoro Vaske Jr., pers. comm., 2002).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves

Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

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McEachran, J.D. and K.A. Dunn, 1998. Phylogenetic analysis of skates, a morphologically conservative clade of elasmobranchs (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae). Copeia 1998(2):271-290. (Ref. 27314)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Gurgesiella dorsalifera McEachran & Compagno, 1980