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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Rajella: Latin, raja, -ae = a sting ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 600 - 2300 m (Ref. 117245), usually 1300 - 1400 m (Ref. 11284). Boreal; 73°N - 37°N, 75°W - 5°W (Ref. 119696)

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North Atlantic and adjacent Arctic: ne USA to Rockall Trough (British Isles) (Ref. 114953).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 70.0, range 65 - 75 cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4426)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Lower surface of the discus dark brown, darker in upper surface. Without definite markings, outer edges of pectoral and pelvic fins shading to darker (Ref. 6902).

Found on deeper continental slopes and probably abyssal plains, mainly deeper than 1,400 m (Ref. 3167). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).

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Oviparous (Ref. 3167). Paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McEachran, John | Collaborators

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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 June 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 3.4 - 6.6, mean 5.4 °C (based on 13 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00324 (0.00152 - 0.00688), b=3.22 (3.05 - 3.39), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.7 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100).

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 4.19 [0.62, 81.71] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.299 [0.028, 4.019] mg/100g ; Protein = 15.1 [13.0, 17.2] % ; Omega3 = 0.46 [0.19, 1.15] g/100g ; Selenium = 20.5 [3.5, 95.1] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 3.87 [0.29, 52.88] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.28 [0.02, 3.23] mg/100g (wet weight);

Rajella bathyphila (Holt & Byrne, 1908)