| Family: |
Rajidae (Skates) |
| Max. size: |
186 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 300 - 1000 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Japan, the East China Sea, and the Philippines. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Found on sand-mud bottoms of upper continental and insular slopes (Ref. 41299, Ref. 114953). Feed on invertebrates and bony fishes (Ref. 9908, Ref. 114953). Oviparous. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother (Ref. 205). Eggs are oblong capsules with stiff pointed horns at the corners deposited in sandy or muddy flats (Ref. 205). Egg capsules are 22.0-23.5 cm long and 14.0-14.5 cm wide (Ref. 41249, 41253). A male holotype reaches maturity at 135 cm TL, females at 115 cm TL (Ref. 114953). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 28 August 2019 (A2d) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
other |
| Country info: |
Known from the east coast of the Philippines (Ref. 41299). Ishihara (1987, Ref. 10932) reported from off Hermanos Is., USNM 137886 (Ref. 47737). |
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