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Dipturus stenorhynchus (Wallace, 1967) Prow-nose skate |
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| Family: | Rajidae (Skates) | |||
| Max. size: | 101 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 253 - 761 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: southern Mozambique to Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. | |||
| Diagnosis: | An all-dark longnose skate with a greatly elongated, broadly triangular snout, and a stout tail - shorter than body and with mid-section swollen and triangular-shaped; disc with angular corners and smooth underside; small thorn at nape (Ref. 5578). Uniform dark grey above and below with black mucous pores on the underside (Ref. 2708, 5578). | |||
| Biology: | Found on upper and mid-continental slope (Ref. 114953). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). Males reaches maturity at ca. 83-98 cm TL; smallest known specimen at 24 cm TL; hatching size possibly at ca. 24 cm TL (Ref. 114953). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 24 April 2018 Ref. (124695) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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