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Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Malacoraja: Greek, malakos = soft + Latin, raja, -ae = ray, fis (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335); obscura: Specific name derived from the Latin obscurus, meaning dark or indistinct, in reference to the the subtle nature of the differences separating this species from its congeners.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 808 - 1105 m (Ref. 72455). Tropical
Southwestern Atlantic: continental slope of southeastern Brazil, off the states of Espirito Santo (19°39' S, 38°38' W) and Rio de Janeiro (21°46' S, 39°53' W).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 72455)
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
de Carvalho, M.R., U.L. Gomes and O.B.F. Gadig, 2005. Description of a new species of skate of the genus Malacoraja Stehmann, 1970: the first species from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, with notes on generic monophyly and composition (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 3(2):239-258. (Ref. 72455)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5625 [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). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.6 ±0.4 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 to high vulnerability (46 of 100). 🛈 |