Raja straeleni Biscuit Skate, Spotted Skate, False Thornback Skate

Raja straeleni is commonly referred to as Biscuit Skate, Spotted Skate, False Thornback Skate. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Raja straeleni, long beach, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2025_(CC-BY-SA)

Courtesy of the author Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:: 17677
AphiaID:: 217400

Scientific:: Raja straeleni
German:: Biscuit-Rochen
English:: Biscuit Skate, Spotted Skate, False Thornback Skate

Category:: Rockor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Rajiformes (Order) > Rajidae (Family) > Raja (Genus) > straeleni (Species)
Initial determination:: Poll, 1951

Occurrence:: West Sahara, Benin, Ghana, Gambia, Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South-Africa, Southeast Atlantic, The Gulf of Guinea, the Ivory Coast, Togo
Marine Zone:: Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones.
Sea depth:: 43 - 902 Meter
Habitats:: Bays, Coastal waters, Continental Slopes, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 26.38" - 35.83" (67cm - 91cm)
Temperature:: 10,2 °F - 15,7 °F (10,2°C - 15,7°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Crustaceans, fish, Invertebrates, Predatory
Difficulty:: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown