Английская Википедия:Bigelow's ray

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Bigelow's ray (Rajella bigelowi), also called the chocolate skate or Bigelow's skate,[1] is a species of skate in the family Rajidae.[2][3][4] It is named in honour of the oceanographer Henry Bryant Bigelow.[5]

Distribution

Bigelow's ray lives on continental slopes and deepwater rises around the edges of the Atlantic Ocean. It has been recorded at Шаблон:Cvt, mostly below Шаблон:Cvt.[6][7]

Description

Like all rays, Bigelow's ray has a flattened body with broad, wing-like pectoral fins. The body is sub-rhomboid. It is dark on the dorsal surface, with the outer edges of the disc and pelvic fins shading to a slightly darker colour.[2]

Its maximum length is Шаблон:Cvt.[8]

Behaviour

Bigelow's ray feeds on small benthic crustaceans.[9]

Life cycle

Bigelow's ray is oviparous. The eggs are oblong capsules with stiff pointed horns at the corners; they are deposited in sandy or muddy flats.[10]

It is parasitised by Ditrachybothridium macrocephalum (tapeworms of the order Diphyllidea).[8]

See also

References

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