| Family: |
Gurgesiellidae (Pygmy skates) |
| Max. size: |
23 cm TL (male/unsexed); 31 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 859 m |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Atlantic: off Port Nolloth, South Africa. |
| Diagnosis: |
A legskate with a pointed thornless snout and with large whitish thorns on shoulders, around the eyes, and in a single row from the nape to the 1st dorsal fin (Ref. 5578). Legskates have pelvic fins separated into a mobile leg-like front lobe, and a rear lobe that may be fused to the tail base (Ref. 5578). Uniformly reddish-brown above, lighter below (Ref. 5578). |
| Biology: |
A rare species known only from 2 specimens both of which are missing (Ref. 2708). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 24 April 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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