Bathyraja irrasa

HUREAU & OZOUF-COSTAZ, 1980

Kerguelen sandpaper skate
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae

Reference of the original description

HUREAU, J.-C. & OZOUF-COSTAZ, C. (1980)
Une nouvelle espèce de raie bathyale des îles Kerguelen Bathyraja irrasa n. sp. (Chondrichthyes, Rajidae). Bulletin de la Société Française d'Ichtyologie, 9: 19–30

Types
Bathyraja irrasa
Holotype: MNHN: 1980-1092; Paratype: MNHN: 1980-1095; MNHN: 1980-1093; MNHN: 1980-1094;

Description :

Citation: Bathyraja irrasa HUREAU & OZOUF-COSTAZ, 1980: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 03/2021

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Common names
spa

Raya rugosa, $fra $T$$ Raie rugueuse, eng

Kerguelen sandpaper skate

Distribution
Southern Ocean: around the Kerguelen Islands. Source: www.gbif.org

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].

Size / Weight / Age
120 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. ))

Habitat
demersal; marine; depth range ? - 1218 m (Ref. 58018)

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=514;

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