| Family: |
Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates) |
| Max. size: |
100 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1700 - 2240 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean. |
| Diagnosis: |
This species is characterized by the following: moderately extended snout and mouth; wide interorbital space; broad space between the first gill slits; tail length shorter than body length; almost completely prickly upper but smooth lower surfaces, no thorns on disc, but only a median row of 19 thorns along tail to D1; nearly confluent dorsal fins without thorn between them; > 30 upper tooth rows; 40-44 trunk vertebrae; dorsal edge of scapulocoracoid strongly sloping to metacondyle; high number of postventral foramina, markedly short and broadly drop-shaped anterior cranial fontanelle (Ref. 75588). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 April 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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