| Family: |
Rajidae (Skates) |
| Max. size: |
33 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range - 484 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: Kenya. |
| Diagnosis: |
This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: an elongated, pronounced snout; simple dorsal color patterning of paired white spots and a single distinct ocelli at the mid-base of each pectoral fin, absence of tail bands or crossbars; dorsal fins not confluent, predorsal vertebral count 107; pectoral fin radial count 77 (Ref. 121922).
Description: This species from its closest geographic congeners (L. compagnoi, L. wallacei) by lacking tail bands and crossbars (vs. present) and a slightly elongated, pronounced, and rather pointed snout, 94.7° (vs. a short, bluntly angled >110°); differs from L. wallacei by having a higher predorsal vertebral count, 107 (vs. 64-74) and a higher pectoral fin radial count, 77 (vs. 61-64) (Ref. 121922). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 21 January 2021 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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