Psammobatis rudis

Günther, 1870

Smallthorn sand skate
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae

Reference of the original description

Günther, A. (1870)
Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. London, British Museum(Natural History). Vol. 8: 549 p.

Image of the original description
No image in first description.

Types
Psammobatis rudis
Holotype: BMNH: 1868.1.15.3;

Description :

Citation: Psammobatis rudis Günther, 1870: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 10/2025

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Psammobatis rudis Günther, 1870, collection of chondrichthyans of Julio Lamilla's Laboratory of Elasmobranchs at the Austral University of Chile © Sebastian Kraft, Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB), Universidad de Chile

Common names
spa

Raya hocico blanco, eng

Ray,

Smallthorn sand skate

Distribution
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Chile and Argentina. 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].

Habitat
demersal; marine

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=5210;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Myxosporea