Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Arhynchobatidae

Genus: Atlantoraja

Species: Atlantoraja castelnaui (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)

Climate Zone

Location

• Southwest Atlantic: Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.

Biology

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 capsule measures 92-103 mm long and 72-80 mm wide (Ref. 41249). Utilized as fishmeal (Ref. 6077).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Threat to Humans

Harmless