Bathyraja irrasa Hureau & Ozouf-Costaz, 1980
Kerguelen sandpaper skate
Bathyraja irrasa
photo by FAO

 Family:  Arhynchobatidae (Skates)
 Max. size:  120 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 565 - 1218 m
 Distribution:  Southern Ocean: around the Kerguelen Islands.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  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 11.38 cm long and 7.36 cm wide (Ref. 41249).
 IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Jarre-Teichmann, Astrid - 23.01.93
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 29.10.12

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