Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Gurgesiellidae

Genus: Cruriraja

Species: Cruriraja andamanica (Lloyd, 1909)

Climate Zone

Location

• Indian Ocean: in tropical waters, with one record from off Tanzania (Ref. 31308) and another from the Andaman Sea (Ref. 26282).

Biology

Holotype taken from a depth of 511 m (Ref. 26282). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 31308). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless