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Amblyraja taaf (Meisner, 1987)

Common Names

  • Witpootrog , Dutch , Netherlands
  • Thorny skate , English , Global
  • Whiteleg skate , English , South Africa
  • Whiteleg skate , English , Global
  • Taaf-sünkrai , Estonian , Estonia
  • Raie épineuse , French , France
  • Raie épineuse , French , Crozet Is.
  • Raie épineuse , French , Global
  • 塔弗鰩 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 塔弗鳐 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Rajiformes

    Family: Rajidae

    Genus: Amblyraja

    Species: Amblyraja taaf (Meisner, 1987)

    Climate Zone

  • bathydemersal

    • 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