Andaman legskate
📖 Overview
Overview information for Andaman legskate is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This small species is distinguished by the following set of characters: a relatively narrow disc, its width at anterior orbit 3.7-4.9 times mouth width; possess a very long snout with slightly bulbous tip and a short, filament; with a moderately elongate tail (postcloacal length 127-157% of disc length); eyes medium-sized, with orbit diameter 6.6-10.3 in horizontal snout and 8.2-12.8 in head lengths respectively; distal portion of tail not expanded laterally; moderately-sized pelvic fins, anterior lobe 14.3-16.1% TL; the anterior pelvic-fin lobe narrow-based, width 2.7-5.0 in distance between pelvic-fin origins; long-based and very low caudal fin; tooth rows in each jaw 23-29; adult males' teeth with short subconical cusps; pectoral-fin radials 66-72; abdominal vertebral centra 26, total centra to caudal fin origin ca. 125-131; colour of dorsal and ventral surfaces both bluish when fresh, with skin on dorsal surface darker and opaque, and almost transparent ventrally : other (see remarks); Cross section: flattened.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 508 - 518 m . Tropical distributed in the area.
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🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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