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Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Leucoraja: Greek, leykos = white + Latin, raja = a fish, Raja sp. (Ref. 45335); pristispina: Name from Greek 'pristis' for saw and the Latin 'spina' for thorn or backbone, refers to the rows of thorns on the midline of the disc and tail.
More on authors: Last, Stehmann & Séret.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin benthopélagique; profondeur 202 - 504 m (Ref. 75643). Tropical; 13°S - 30°S, 111°E - 123°E (Ref. 114953)
Eastern Indian Ocean: off Australia and eastern Indonesia (Ref. 114953).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.1 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 75643); 37.8 cm TL (female)
Lengths of adolescent males ranged from 32.6-34.1 cm TL, with smallest juvenile a neonate 9.4 cm TL; adult males 34.8-40.1 cm TL (Ref. 75643).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Last, P.R., M.F.W. Stehmann and B. Séret, 2008. Leucoraja pristispina sp. nov., a new deepwater skate from Western Australia. pp. 145-154. In Last, P.R., W.T. White, J.J. Pogonoski and D.C. Gledhill (eds.): Descriptions of new Australian skates (Batoidea: Rajoidei) pg. 145-154. CSIRO marine and atmospheric research paper no. 021. (Ref. 75643)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 11.3 - 13.5, mean 11.8 °C (based on 17 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00339 (0.00168 - 0.00685), b=3.25 (3.08 - 3.42), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary low fecundity).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).