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Rajiformes (Skates and rays) >
Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Leucoraja: Greek, leykos = white + Latin, raja = a fish, Raja sp. (Ref. 45335); elaineae: Named for Elaine Heemstra, for her enormous contributions in illustrating marine fishes, mostly from the Western Indian Ocean..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte ? - 484 m (Ref. 121922). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Kenya.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: an elongated, pronounced snout; simple dorsal color patterning of paired white spots and a single distinct ocelli at the mid-base of each pectoral fin, absence of tail bands or crossbars; dorsal fins not confluent, predorsal vertebral count 107; pectoral fin radial count 77 (Ref. 121922).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Ebert, D.A. and R.W. Leslie, 2019. Leucoraja elaineae sp. nov., a new rough skate (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4691(3):225-234. (Ref. 121922)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Preliminary low fecundity).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).