| Rajidae (Skates) |
| 200 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 1000 m |
| Eastern Atlantic: fjords of central and southern Norway, southern Iceland, around Rockall Trough in Ireland and northern Mauritania. |
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| Inhabit deep slope waters (Ref. 3167). Feed on all kinds of bottom animals (Ref. 3167). 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 18.2-26.0 cm long and 9.2-11.3 cm wide (Ref. 41251, 41309). |
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Near Threatened
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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