Dactylobatus
armatus
Bean & Weed, 1909
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Family:
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Rajidae
(Skates)
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Order:
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Rajiformes
(skates and rays)
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Class:
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
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In this site name:
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Skilletskate |
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Max. size:
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32.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 557) |
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Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 300 – 500 m
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Climate: |
deep-water |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100) |
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Distribution:
ccfishery.net
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Western Central Atlantic: South Carolina, USA to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Morphology:
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Narrow spatula-shaped lobe from margin of each pectoral. Upper surface ashy gray. Lower surface yellowish white, clouded with mouse gray (Ref. 6902).
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Biology: |
Moderately deep water species (Ref. 6902). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
McEachran, John
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