Descriptions of rajid egg cases from southeastern Australian waters.
Author
M. A. Treloar
Author
L. J. B. Laurenson
Author
J. D. Stevens
text
Zootaxa
2006
1231
53
68
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Dipturus cf gudgeri (Whitley, 1940)
- Bight skate
(Fig. 7)
Distribution
Found in New South Wales, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia, in depths of 160-700 m, although most common in waters 400-550 m (Last and Stevens 1994).
Description
Egg case very large, slightly round in shape (Table 1); colour gold/brown. Egg case narrows at anterior end; dorsal and ventral surfaces with thick fibroids, both sides convex. Attachment fibres present on lateral margin; posterior horns enclosed in apron with tips of each horn extending from apron; posterior apron slightly arch shaped.