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Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Leucoraja: Greek, leykos = white + Latin, raja = a fish, Raja sp. (Ref. 45335); pristispina: Name from Greek 'pristis' for saw and the Latin 'spina' for thorn or backbone, refers to the rows of thorns on the midline of the disc and tail..
More on authors: Last, Stehmann & Séret.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino benthopelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 202 - 504 m (Ref. 75643). Tropical; 13°S - 30°S, 111°E - 123°E (Ref. 114953)
Distribuzione
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Eastern Indian Ocean: off Australia and eastern Indonesia (Ref. 114953).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.1 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 75643); 37.8 cm TL (female)
Lengths of adolescent males ranged from 32.6-34.1 cm TL, with smallest juvenile a neonate 9.4 cm TL; adult males 34.8-40.1 cm TL (Ref. 75643).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Last, P.R., M.F.W. Stehmann and B. Séret, 2008. Leucoraja pristispina sp. nov., a new deepwater skate from Western Australia. pp. 145-154. In Last, P.R., W.T. White, J.J. Pogonoski and D.C. Gledhill (eds.): Descriptions of new Australian skates (Batoidea: Rajoidei) pg. 145-154. CSIRO marine and atmospheric research paper no. 021. (Ref. 75643)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 11.3 - 13.5, mean 11.8 °C (based on 17 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00339 (0.00167 - 0.00688), b=3.25 (3.09 - 3.41), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Preliminary low fecundity).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).