Description

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Common Names

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Westafrikaanse rog , Dutch , Netherlands

West African skate , English , South Africa

Lääneaafrika süvarai , Estonian , Estonia

西非深海鰩 , Mandarin Chinese , China

西非深海鳐 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Arhynchobatidae

Genus: Bathyraja

Species: Bathyraja hesperafricana Stehmann, 1995

Climate Zone

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bathydemersal

Location

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Eastern Central Atlantic: Mauritania to Gabon.

Biology

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Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).

Habitat

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bathydemersal