Cruriraja cadenati
No common name
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fishes)
Rajiformes (Skates)
Rajidae (Skates)
Cruriraja
Cruriraja cadenati
Description
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Characters
Body shape: other.
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: known from the type locality, off the western coast of Puerto Rico.
Habitat Associations
Marine. bathydemersal.
Biology
Holotype taken from a depth of about 458 m (Ref. 26282). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: internal (oviduct); nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2019-06-23. Resilience: Low (Fec assumed to be <100).
References
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.) (1998) Catalog of fishes. Special Publication, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 3 vols. 2905 p.
McEachran, J.D. and K.A. Dunn (1998) Phylogenetic analysis of skates, a morphologically conservative clade of elasmobranchs (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae). Copeia 1998(2):271-290.
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