| Family: |
Rajidae (Skates) |
| Max. size: |
65.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 102 - 1098 m |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Atlantic: Lüderitz, Namibia to off Cape Agulhas, South Africa. |
| Diagnosis: |
Small skate with a very short, obtusely pointed snout, large, close-set, bulging eyes and a thick disc; tail thick and much longer than body; conspicuous light thorns make disc and tail very rough (Ref. 5578). Light grey to brownish above, with or without darker spots; young with distinctive white-barred pattern; underside white (Ref. 5578). |
| Biology: |
Found on the upper slope (Ref. 5578). Feed on mysids, lightfishes, and polychaetes (Ref. 5578). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). Caught 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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