Author: (Bosc, 1800)
FBname: Clearnose skate
Comments: Found from saltwater parts of estuaries and bays of 330 m (Ref. 26938).  Inhabit inshore areas.  Prefer waters of 10°-21°C.  Feed mainly on decapod crustaceans, bivalves, polychaetes, squids and fishes (Ref. 3824).  Breed while inshore (Ref. 6902).  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 5.1-8.9 cm long and 3.8-5.7 cm wide (Ref. 41249, 41307, 41301, 41358).