Description

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Dark brown to grey in color (Ref. 26346). Juveniles covered with small prickles dorsally; adults smooth, thin-bodied and with a greatly elongated snout (Ref. 26346).

Common Names

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Smalsnuitrog , Dutch , Netherlands

Longnose deep-sea skate , English , Global

Longnose deepsea skate , English , New Zealand

Longnose deepsea skate , English , Global

Narrownose skate , English , South Africa

Pikknina-süvarai , Estonian , Estonia

尖吻深海鰩 , Mandarin Chinese , China

尖吻深海鳐 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Arhynchobatidae

Genus: Bathyraja

Species: Bathyraja shuntovi Dolganov, 1985

Climate Zone

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bathydemersal

Location

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Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.

Biology

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Adults inhabit the continental slope (Ref. 26346). Oviparous. 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 capsules are 8.8 cm long and 4.7 cm wide (Ref. 41249).

Habitat

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bathydemersal

Conservation Status

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Data deficient

Threat to Humans

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Harmless