Raja bahamensis (lat.) Is a species of cartilaginous fish of the rhombic family of rays of the order of stingrays. They live in the central-western part of the Atlantic Ocean . They are found at a depth of 411 m. Their large, flattened pectoral fins form a rhombic disk with an elongated snout. The maximum recorded length is 54 cm. Eggs are laid. They are not the target fishing target [1] [2] [3] .
| Raja bahamensis |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
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| International scientific name |
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Raja bahamensis Bigelow & Schroeder , 1965 |
| Security status |
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Not enough data IUCN Data Deficient : 161528 |
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The species was first scientifically described in 1965 [4] .
These bathydemersal ramps live off the coast of the Bahamas and the United States ( Florida ). They are found in the upper part of the continental slope at a depth of 366 to 411 m [2] .
The broad and flat pectoral fins of these slopes form a rhombus disk with an elongated snout and rounded edges. On the ventral side of the disc are 5 gill slits, nostrils and mouth. On the long tail there are lateral folds [1] . The maximum recorded length is 54 cm [3] .
Like other rhombic, these stingrays lay eggs enclosed in a rigid horn capsule with protrusions at the ends. Embryos feed exclusively on yolk [3] .
These skates are not subject to targeted fishing. May be caught as by- catch in bottom trawling. The data for the assessment of the conservation status of the species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature are insufficient [2] .
- β 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. Family Rajidae - Skates (Neopr.) . FishBase
- β 1 2 3 Raja bahamensis (English) . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .
- β 1 2 3 Raja bahamensis (English) in the FishBase database.
- β Bigelow HB & Schroeder WC A further account of batoid fishes from the western Atlantic // Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. - 1965. - Vol. 132, No. (5) . - P. 443-477, Pls. 1-2.
- Species Raja bahamensis (English) in the World Register of Marine Species .
