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Amblyraja georgiana (Norman, 1938)

Common Names

  • Antarctische doornrog , Dutch , Netherlands
  • Amblyraja georgiana , English , New Zealand
  • Antarctic starry skate , English , South Africa
  • Antarctic starry skate , English , Global
  • Antarktika sünkrai , Estonian , Estonia
  • Raie étoilée antarctique , French , Global
  • 乔治亚鳐 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 喬治亞鰩 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Скат георгианский , Russian , Russia
  • Raya estrellada antártica , Spanish , Spain

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Rajiformes

    Family: Rajidae

    Genus: Amblyraja

    Species: Amblyraja georgiana (Norman, 1938)

    Climate Zone

  • bathydemersal

    • Location

  • Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 27540). Southern Ocean: around South Georgia Island and on the ridge westward towards Black Rocks. Occasionally seen on the Scotia Ridge.

    • Biology

    Found on continental and insular shelves, as well as upper slopes. Feeds mainly on small benthic invertebrates (Ref. 114953). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Reaches maturity at 80-90 cm TL; birth size at ca. 20 cm TL (Ref. 114953). Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother (Ref. 205). Eggs are oblong capsules with stiff pointed horns at the corners deposited in sandy or muddy flats (Ref. 205). Egg capsule measures 116.5 mm long and 80.0 mm wide (Ref. 41249). Utilized as fishmeal and possibly not utilized for human consumption due to extreme roughness of its squamation (Ref. 5159).

    Habitat

    bathydemersal

    Conservation Status

    Data deficient

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless