Family: |
Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates) |
Max. size: |
123 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range - 2300 m |
Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean: SW Australia (Naturalist Plateau), Tasmania and possibly the Lord Howe Rise (Tasman Sea) . |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Known only from three specimens, caught from abyssal depths 2320 - 2800 m (Ref. 114953). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 May 2015 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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