Elasmobranchi (squali e razze) (sharks and rays) >
Rajiformes (Skates and rays) >
Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Leucoraja: Greek, leykos = white + Latin, raja = a fish, Raja sp. (Ref. 45335).
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 53 - 588 m (Ref. 106604). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: northern Gulf of Mexico to Nicaragua. Regarded as junior synonym of Raja garmani, but findings unpublished (Ref. 3824).
Lunghezza alla prima maturità / Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm 37.5, range 35 - 40 cm
Max length : 44.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 106604)
Upper surface disk is densely freckled with small dark brown or pale brown and whitish spots, not arranged in rosettes (Ref. 7251). Spots on tail grouped in form about five or six prominent bars. Light and dark spots on dorsal and caudal fin. Lower surface whitish (Ref. 6902).
Body shape (shape guide): other.
Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).
McEachran, J.D. and K.A. Dunn, 1998. Phylogenetic analysis of skates, a morphologically conservative clade of elasmobranchs (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae). Copeia 1998(2):271-290. (Ref. 27314)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
Strumenti
Rapporti speciali
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 13.9 - 23.5, mean 19.7 °C (based on 83 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00339 (0.00165 - 0.00694), b=3.25 (3.08 - 3.42), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.6 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Fec assumed to be <100).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).
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Nutrienti (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 28.4 [3.7, 536.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.809 [0.075, 9.456] mg/100g; Protein = 15.7 [13.7, 17.7] %; Omega3 = 0.352 [0.141, 0.919] g/100g; Selenium = 57.8 [10.7, 304.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 12.1 [0.9, 129.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.77 [0.04, 8.92] mg/100g (wet weight);
