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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9260 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Lemel_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Lemel_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-9260 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Liza Q. Agustin 1994-04-06 00:00:00 2021-12-06 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9260 Feed on crustaceans mainly amphipods (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). About 10-56 eggs are laid per individual annually (Ref. 41305, 41314). 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) FB-Distribution-9260 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Liza Q. Agustin 1994-04-06 00:00:00 2025-11-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9260 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Mediterranean Sea: endemic to the coasts of Tunisia, Malta and a single record from Italy; rare off Algeria. Stehmann, M. and D.L. Bürkel 1984 Rajidae. p. 163-196. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. vol. 1. (Ref. 3167) FB-Uses-9260 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Liza Q. Agustin 1994-04-06 00:00:00 2021-12-06 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9260 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family FB-LifeCycle-9260 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1994-04-06 00:00:00 2021-12-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=9260&StockCode=9582 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Breeds throughout the year, but ripe females observed mainly in spring and autumn (Ref. 3167). Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-9260 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-12-14 00:00:00 2000-12-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public melitensis http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Feeds on crustaceans mainly amphipods. Stehmann, M. and D.L. Bürkel 1984 Rajidae. p. 163-196. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. vol. 1. (Ref. 3167) FB-Size-9260 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Liza Q. Agustin 1994-04-06 00:00:00 2021-12-06 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9260 52.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 125195)); 45 cm TL (female) Geraci, M.L., S. Ragonese, D. Scannella, F. Falsone, V. Gancitano, J. Mifsud, M. Gambin, A. Said and S. Vitale 2021 Batoid abundances, spatial distribution, and life history traits in the Strait of Sicily (Central Mediterranean Sea): Bridging a knowledge gap through three decades of survey. Animals 11(2189). (Ref. 125195) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-9260 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Liza Q. Agustin 1994-04-06 00:00:00 2021-12-06 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9260 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats bathydemersal; marine; depth range 60 - 800 m (Ref. 106604) Weigmann, S. 2016 Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on biogeographical diversity. J. Fish Biol. 88(1):1-201. (Ref. 106604)