Bathyraja albomaculata

(Norman, 1937)


White-dotted skate
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae

Reference of the original description
Norman, J.R. (1937)
Coast fishes. Part II. The Patagonian region. Discovery Reports, 16, 1–150

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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Breviraja albomaculata, Raja albomaculata, Rhinoraja albomaculata

Types
Bathyraja albomaculata
Holotype: BMNH: 1936.8.26.103 Paratype: BMNH: 1936.8.26.99 BMNH: 1936.8.26.100 BMNH: 1936.8.26.101 BMNH: 1936.8.26.102


Description :


Citation: Bathyraja albomaculata (Norman, 1937): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 03/2024

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Bathyraja albomaculata (Norman, 1937), male, off Chile © L. Ignacio Contreras, Laboratorio de Zoología de Vertebrados, Facultad de Ciencias, U. de Chile
Common names
spa Raya de lunares, spa Raya de manchas blancas, eng Spotted ray, eng White-dotted skate

Distribution
Southeast Pacific: Guamblín Island, Chile. Southwest Atlantic: Patagonia, Argentina and the Falkland Islands. Also Uruguay (Ref. 58429). Source: www.gbif.org

Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell [17086]. Mature gonads are symmetrical in terms of mass, and similar in ovarian follicle number and size (Ref. 58429). Egg laying possibly throughout the year (Ref. 58429). Feeds mainly on amphipod and polychaete (Ref. 54177). As the fish increased in size, polychaetes became important and the importance of amphipods decreased. In larger animals, >40 cm D, isopods and Loligo gahi also increased in importance (Ref. 54177).

Size / Weight / Age
14.4 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 27092))

Habitat
demersal; marine; depth range 130 - 434 m (Ref. 27092)

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=496;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Myxosporea
Cestoda
Trematoda
  • Otodistomum plunketi Fyfe, 1953 [21203]