Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Rajidae

Genus: Dipturus

Species: Dipturus macrocauda (Ishiyama, 1955)

Climate Zone

Location

• Northwest Pacific: Japan and the East China Sea.

Biology

Found on sand-mud bottoms (Ref. 41299). 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 13.0-14.6 cm long and 6.0-8.0 cm wide (Ref. 41249, 41253).

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Threat to Humans

Harmless