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Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Rostroraja: Latin, rostrum = beak + Latin, raja, -ae = a sting ray (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Lieutenant (later Rear Admiral) Seth Mitchell Ackley (1845–1908) was the officer commanding the Coast Survey steamer ‘Blake’ (1877). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Garman.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 32 - 384 m (Ref. 108920), usually ? - 45 m (Ref. 7251). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Florida, USA to Yucatan, Mexico.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 51.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2850)
Disc broadly rounded. Upper surface of disk is pale and has dark spots. Ocellus on each pectoral fin usually oval. Ocelli are closer (Ref. 7251). Lower surface white without dark markings (Ref. 6902).
Body shape (shape guide): other.
Benthic (Ref. 51024). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
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)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00309 (0.00144 - 0.00663), b=3.24 (3.07 - 3.41), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.7 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Fec assumed to be <100). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100). 🛈 |