Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Arhynchobatidae

Genus: Atlantoraja

Species: Atlantoraja cyclophora (Regan, 1903)

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Atlantic: off the east coast of Brazil (Ref. 8630) from Cabo Frio southwards to Argentina (Ref. 57911).

Biology

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

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Endangered

Threat to Humans

Harmless