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Notoraja yurii Dolganov, 2021 |
| Family: | Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates) | |||
| Max. size: | 65.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1064 - 1624 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southeastern Indian Ocean: Broken and East Indiaman ridges. High Seas only. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species possess the following characters: adults with four orbital thorns per side; distinctly smaller dorsolateral tail thorns, median tail thorns up to 60; lateral tail folds in posterior half of tail only; snout length 4.4-5.2 times orbit diameter; upper jaw tooth rows 34-40; pectoral-fin radials 63-66. Colouration: adults are blackish-gray dorsally and darker blackish-brown with white ampular pores ventrally, but paler violet-brown in juveniles (Ref. 123885). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||