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Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates)
Etymology: microspinifera: Name from Latin 'micro' meaning small and the epithet of its larger New Zealand sibling species Brochiraja spinifera.
More on authors: Last & McEachran.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 600 - 1200 m (Ref. 58023). Deep-water
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.5 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 58023)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
A dwarf species with the following combination of characters: tail moderately elongate, 1.2-1.4 times disc length, 2.5-2.7 times ventral head length, 5.3-6.3 times snout length; orbit moderately large, 2.1-2.8 in preorbital snout length; tail base moderately broad, width at pelvic-fin insertions 2.1-3.1 times width at midlength; fine dermal dentic1es present over entire dorsal disc; rostral thorns reduced in adult, about equidistant from orbit and snout tip (snout length 1.8-2.1 times their distance from snout tip); mid-dorsal surface of tail naked apart from single row of moderately enlarged thorns extending anteriorly onto interpelvic space; dorsolateral surface of tail with numerous smaller thorns and large denticles; single preorbital thorn, postorbital thorn absent; ventral disc and tail naked; calcified rostral shaft short; alar thorns in small, well-defined patch; malar thorns absent; both surfaces of disc dark brown; with or without pale-edged pores on ventral surface; nuchal pore band indistinct; total pectoral radials 58-63; predorsal vertebrae 81-88; tooth rows in the upper jaw 33-37 (Ref. 58023).
Body shape (shape guide): other.
Male paratype mature at 27 cm TL; no information on juveniles (Ref. 58023).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Last, P.R. and J.D. McEachran, 2006. New softnose skate genus Brochiraja from New Zealand (Rajidae: Arhynchobatinae) with description of four new species. N. Z. J. Mar. Freshwater Res. 40(1):65-90. (Ref. 58023)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 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=0.00562 (0.00287 - 0.01102), b=3.11 (2.94 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Preliminary low fecundity). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100). 🛈 |