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Dipturus nidarosiensis
(STORM, 1881)
Norwegian skate
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Rajidae
Reference of the original description
Bidrag til kundskab om Trondhjemsfjordens fauna. III. Det Kongelige Norske videnskabers selskabs skrifter. Trondheim, 4 (1880): 73-96
Bidrag til kundskab om Trondhjemsfjordens fauna. III. Det Kongelige Norske videnskabers selskabs skrifter. Trondheim, 4 (1880): 73-96
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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Dipturus nidrosiensis, Raia nidrosiensis, Raja nidarosiensis, Raja nidrosiensis, Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis
Dipturus nidrosiensis, Raia nidrosiensis, Raja nidarosiensis, Raja nidrosiensis, Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis
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Description:
Citation: Dipturus nidarosiensis (STORM, 1881): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 06/2013
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Dipturus nidarosiensis (STORM, 1881), caught in Vestfjorden, Nordland, Norway; 05.05.2008; 1527 mm long (TL), © Lynghammar Arve, Norway
Dipturus nidarosiensis (STORM, 1881), caught in Vestfjorden, Nordland, Norway; 05.05.2008; 1527 mm long (TL), © Lynghammar Arve, Norway
Common names
Raya noruega, 
Pocheteau de Norvège, 
Norwegian skate
Raya noruega, Pocheteau de Norvège, Norwegian skate
Short Description
Diet: 2012: Central Western Mediterranean Sea (data base: 23 speciemens, collected between 2005 and 2011, 19 stomachs analyzed, 3 empty): Decapod crustaceans were the most important preys, found in 13 stomachs on 16, followed by bony fishes (found in 6 stomachs). cephalopods, elasmobranchs and polychaetes seemed to be accidental preys. [17734]
Diet: 2012: Central Western Mediterranean Sea (data base: 23 speciemens, collected between 2005 and 2011, 19 stomachs analyzed, 3 empty): Decapod crustaceans were the most important preys, found in 13 stomachs on 16, followed by bony fishes (found in 6 stomachs). cephalopods, elasmobranchs and polychaetes seemed to be accidental preys. [17734]
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: fjords of central and southern Norway, southern Iceland, around Rockall Trough in Ireland and northern Mauritania. Central Western Mediterranean Sea [17734],
Eastern Atlantic: fjords of central and southern Norway, southern Iceland, around Rockall Trough in Ireland and northern Mauritania. Central Western Mediterranean Sea [17734],
Human uses
fisheries: of no interest
fisheries: of no interest
Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother [17086]. Inhabits deep slope waters. Feeds on all kinds of bottom animals.
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother [17086]. Inhabits deep slope waters. Feeds on all kinds of bottom animals.
Size / Weight / Age
200 cm TL (male/unsexed; [7180]); Central Western Mediterranean Sea (data base: 23 speciemens, collected between 2005 and 2011): Females ranging from 247 to 1482 mm in TL and from 20.12 to 13783 g in TW; males ranged from 240 to 1180 mm in TL and from 27.7 to 6948 g in TW. [17734]
200 cm TL (male/unsexed; [7180]); Central Western Mediterranean Sea (data base: 23 speciemens, collected between 2005 and 2011): Females ranging from 247 to 1482 mm in TL and from 20.12 to 13783 g in TW; males ranged from 240 to 1180 mm in TL and from 27.7 to 6948 g in TW. [17734]
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