Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Rajidae

Genus: Amblyraja

Species: Amblyraja taaf (Meisner, 1987)

Climate Zone

Location

• Southeastern Atlantic: South Africa (Compagno et al. in Ebert et al. 2009 but see Ref. 114953); Indian Ocean: Crozet I. (Ref. 45488). Subantarctic: Widespread.

Biology

Found on insular shelves and slopes. Mainly feeds on benthic invertebrates and bony fishes (Ref. 114953). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). Young hatches at ca. 17 cm TL (Ref. 114953).

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless