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Amblyraja frerichsi (Krefft, 1968)

Common Names

  • Dikke rog
  • Ray
  • Thickbody skate
  • J\u00e4me s\u00fcnkrai
  • Raya

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Rajiformes

    Family: Rajidae

    Genus: Amblyraja

    Species: Amblyraja frerichsi (Krefft, 1968)

    Climate Zone

  • bathydemersal

    • Location

    • Southwest Atlantic: off the mouth of Río de la Plata, Argentina (Ref. 26282, Ref. 114953) and Uruguay (Ref. 58839, Ref. 114953). Possibly Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 27540, Ref. 114953).

    Biology

    Found on continental slope and upper abyssal plain. Feeds on small benthic invertebrates, adults possibly piscivorous (Ref. 114953). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Males reaches maturity by ca. 76 cm TL; young hatch at ca. 22 cm TL (Ref. 114953). Produces horny-shelled eggs (Ref. 205).

    Habitat

    bathydemersal

    Conservation Status

    Vulnerable

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless

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    Amblyraja frerichsi (Krefft, 1968)