Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Arhynchobatidae

Genus: Bathyraja

Species: Bathyraja hesperafricana Stehmann, 1995

Climate Zone

Location

• Eastern Central Atlantic: Mauritania to Gabon.

Biology

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

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless