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Rajidae (Skates)
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Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade 25 - 350 m (Ref. 128044), usually 50 - 150 m (Ref. 128044). Tropical
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Southwestern Atlantic, from southern Brazil to at least the Beagle Channel (Argentina and Chile).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.4 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 128044)
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Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
This relatively large species of skate with a rhombic-shaped disc is distinguished by the following set of characters: snout relatively large, 1.7-2.9 times tail length; tail short, 2.1-2.7 times in total length, with a short distance between the first gill openings, 3.42-4.19 times indirect disc length; dermal denticles mainly restricted to the rostral area, both in dorsal and ventral surfaces; denticles more conspicuous in adults, and can be absent or in less number in neonates and juveniles; tail with 3-5 rows of thorns (rarely only one); clasper relatively long and stout, 74-78% of the tail’s length in adult specimens; terminal bridge (Tb) straight towards the tip of dorsal terminal 2, and the spike is thin and does not reach the Tb; ventral terminal cartilage has a short apophysis, and its outer edge is narrow; distal tip of the axial is relatively narrow (Ref. 128044).
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Gabbanelli, V., J. Díaz de Astarloa, M. González-Castro, D. Vázquez and E. Mabragaña, 2018. Almost a century of oblivion: Integrative taxonomy allows the resurrection of the longnose skate Zearaja brevicaudata (Marini, 1933) (Rajiformes; Rajidae). Comptes Rendus Biologies, 341(2018):454-470. (Ref. 128044)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Harmless
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