Dactylobatus
clarkii
(Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958)
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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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Hookskate |
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Max. size:
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33.4 cm WD (female) |
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Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 475 – 1000 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) |
Distribution:
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Western Central Atlantic: northern Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 13608) and northern coast of South America (Ref. 5217).
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Biology: |
Inhabits mud-bottom habitat on the upper slope, generally in waters deeper than 350 meters. Stomach contents include one specimen of Mullus argentinae, remains of a teleost fish and predominance of Myctophidae fishes. Sympatric with other chondrichthyans, Etmopterus bigelowi, Squalus aff. blainvillei, and Dipturus leptocauda (Ref. 56543). 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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