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Rajiformes (Skates and rays) >
Gurgesiellidae (Pygmy skates)
Etymology: Fenestraja: Latin, fenestra, -ae = small hole or opening in a bone + Latin, raja, -ae = a fish, Raja sp. (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: These species are named after the ship ‘Siboga’; some after the Indonesian expedition (1898– 1899) of the same name, during which the holotypes were collected. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Weber.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 290 m (Ref. 9908). Deep-water
Western Central Pacific: Bali Sea, Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm male/unsexed; (Ref. 9908)
Found on the continental slope, at a depth of 290 m (Ref. 9908). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). Biology little known (Ref. 9908).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).
McEachran, J.D. and K.A. Dunn, 1998. Phylogenetic analysis of skates, a morphologically conservative clade of elasmobranchs (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae). Copeia 1998(2):271-290. (Ref. 27314)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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