| Family: | Rajidae (Skates) |
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| Order: | Rajiformes (skates and rays) | |||
| Class: | Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) | |||
| In this site name: | Hookskate | |||
| Max. size: | 33.4 cm WD (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 475 – 1000 m | |||
| Climate: | deep-water | |||
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| Resilience: | Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100) | |||
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Distribution:
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Western Central Atlantic: northern Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 13608) and northern coast of South America (Ref. 5217). | |||
| 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). | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
| Coordinator: | McEachran, John | |||
