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Mc Cain'S Skate

Bathyraja maccaini Springer 1971

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Life Cycle

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Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother (Ref. 205).
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Biology

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Oviparous. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother (Ref. 205). Eggs are oblong capsules with stiff pointed horns at the corners deposited in sandy or muddy flats (Ref. 205). Egg capsules are 15.66 cm long and 8.0 cm wide (Ref. 41249). Regularly taken as bycatch in trawl hauls and may be used as fishmeal. Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
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fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Bathyraja maccaini

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Bathyraja maccaini, also known as McCain's skate, is a species of softnose skate in the family Arhynchobatidae. It is found in Antarctic and Subantarctic waters at depths of between 167 and 500 metres.[1]

It is currently listed by the IUCN as being least concern.[2]

McCain's skate is slow-growing, reaching its full size of 120 centimetres after 10 years or more.

Named in honor of Antarctic zoologist John C. McCain, collector of the type, aboard the M/V Hero in 1967.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Bathyraja maccaini". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Archived from the original on 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  2. ^ Dulvy, N. K.; Bineesh, K. K.; Cheok, J.; Dharmadi, Dharmadi; Pacoureau, N.; Sherman, C. S.; VanderWright, J. (2019-11-22). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Bathyraja maccaini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  3. ^ "Order RAJIFORMES (Skates)". The ETYFish Project. 2017-02-13. Archived from the original on 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
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Bathyraja maccaini: Brief Summary

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Bathyraja maccaini, also known as McCain's skate, is a species of softnose skate in the family Arhynchobatidae. It is found in Antarctic and Subantarctic waters at depths of between 167 and 500 metres.

It is currently listed by the IUCN as being least concern.

McCain's skate is slow-growing, reaching its full size of 120 centimetres after 10 years or more.

Named in honor of Antarctic zoologist John C. McCain, collector of the type, aboard the M/V Hero in 1967.

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