Rhinoraja longicauda Ishiyama, 1952
White-bellied softnose skate

Family:  Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates)
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Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 300 - 1000 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: off northern Japan and the neighboring Russian coast.
Diagnosis:  Lobate spines absent. Snout broad, obtuse. Juveniles greenish gray with brown hue on dorsal surface, adults chocolate-brown to gray (Ref. 41158).
Biology:  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 8.5 cm long and 4.3-4.8 cm wide (Ref. 41249, 41253).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 30 August 2019 (A2d) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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