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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
Ecología
marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 202 - 504 m (Ref. 75643). Tropical; 13°S - 30°S, 111°E - 123°E (Ref. 114953)
Eastern Indian Ocean: off Australia and eastern Indonesia (Ref. 114953).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.1 cm TL macho / no sexado; (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
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
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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 (0.00168 - 0.00685), b=3.25 (3.08 - 3.42), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Preliminary low fecundity).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).