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Neoraja stehmanni
(Hulley, 1972)
African pygmy skate
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Rajidae
Reference of the original description
A new species of southern African brevirajid skate (Chondrichthyes, Batoidei, Rajidae). Annals of the South African Museum, 60(9), 253–263
A new species of southern African brevirajid skate (Chondrichthyes, Batoidei, Rajidae). Annals of the South African Museum, 60(9), 253–263
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Breviraja stehmanni, Neoraja (Neoraja) stehmanni
Breviraja stehmanni, Neoraja (Neoraja) stehmanni
Description :
Citation: Neoraja stehmanni (Hulley, 1972): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2024
Common names
African pygmy skate, South African pygmy skate
African pygmy skate, South African pygmy skate
Short Description
A dwarf softnose skate with a bluntly pointed snout and very large close-set eyes; tail longer than body in adult; pectoral disc angular with rounded corners, and anterior edges more undulated in adult male than in female; large thorns around eyes, on shoulders, and in interrupted single row from back to dorsal fins [536]. Brownish-grey above, with 6-7 crossbars on tail; underside pale with dark brown areas along the front and rear edges of disc, on snout and on underside of tail [536].
A dwarf softnose skate with a bluntly pointed snout and very large close-set eyes; tail longer than body in adult; pectoral disc angular with rounded corners, and anterior edges more undulated in adult male than in female; large thorns around eyes, on shoulders, and in interrupted single row from back to dorsal fins [536]. Brownish-grey above, with 6-7 crossbars on tail; underside pale with dark brown areas along the front and rear edges of disc, on snout and on underside of tail [536].
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: off the Orange River mouth to south of the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.
Southeast Atlantic: off the Orange River mouth to south of the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=4110;
shark-references Species-ID=4110;
