Malacoraja obscura, Brazilian soft skate

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Malacoraja obscura Carvalho, Gomes & Gadig, 2005

Brazilian soft skate
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Malacoraja: Greek, malakos = soft + Latin, raja, -ae = ray, fis (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335);  obscura: Specific name derived from the Latin obscurus, meaning dark or indistinct, in reference to the the subtle nature of the differences separating this species from its congeners..

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 808 - 1105 m (Ref. 72455). Tropical

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Southwestern Atlantic: continental slope of southeastern Brazil, off the states of Espirito Santo (19°39' S, 38°38' W) and Rio de Janeiro (21°46' S, 39°53' W).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 72455)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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de Carvalho, M.R., U.L. Gomes and O.B.F. Gadig, 2005. Description of a new species of skate of the genus Malacoraja Stehmann, 1970: the first species from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, with notes on generic monophyly and composition (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 3(2):239-258. (Ref. 72455)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 July 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 4 - 4.5, mean 4.1 °C (based on 7 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00302 (0.00141 - 0.00645), b=3.24 (3.07 - 3.41), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary low fecundity).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).