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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Rajidae (Skates)

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 1500 m (Ref. 26346). Temperate, preferred 14°C (Ref. 107945)

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Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 59.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 118 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26346); common length : 62.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9258); max. reported age: 9 years (Ref. 47618)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Brown dorsally, mottled with white and black spots, and a large dark blotch on each wing; white ventrally (Ref. 26346).

Inhabit the continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 26346); usually in coastal waters (Ref. 9258). Found partially buried in sand (Ref. 26346). Feed on fish, shellfish, crabs, and worms (Ref. 26346). 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 10.2-12.7 cm long and 6.3-8.3 cm wide (Ref. 41249, 41308).

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Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Young hatching at about 18-20 cm (Ref. 26346). Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McEachran, John | Collaborators

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. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: commercial

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Zearaja nasuta (Müller & Henle, 1841)