Neoraja carolinensis, Carolina pygmy skate

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Neoraja carolinensis McEachran & Stehmann, 1984

Carolina pygmy skate
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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Neoraja carolinensis   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (haaien en roggen) (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Neoraja: Greek, neos = new + Latin, raja = fish, Raja sp. (Ref. 45335);  carolinensis: Named after the the type locality, the Carolinian Province of the western North Atlantic (Ref. 31400).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien bathydemersaal; diepte 695 - 1010 m (Ref. 31400). Deep-water; 35°N - 29°N

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Western Central Atlantic: continental slope off the southeastern USA.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.5 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 31400)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie | Morfometrie

Anterior lobe of pelvic fin nearly as long or longer than posterior lobe of fin; dorsal surface of tail without distinct cross-bars; abdominal area uniformly dark colored and sharply marked off from light interbranchial and cloacal regions (Ref. 31400).

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Found in the continental slope (Ref. 31400). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

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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)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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