| Family: |
Rajidae (Skates) |
| Max. size: |
50 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range - 200 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: known only from the type specimens taken from Mauritania to the Gulf of Guinea. Not in Compagno's 1999 checklist (Ref. 35766). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occurs on the shelf and upper slope waters (Ref. 4426). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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