Author: (Smith, 1964)
FBname: Slime skate
Comments: Found on soft bottoms of the outer shelf and upper slope (Ref. 5578).  Feeds on bony fish, crabs, shrimp, mysids, mantis shrimp, euphausiids, bivalves and cuttlefish (Ref. 5578).  Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). Males reaches maturity at 88-96 cm TL, females possibly slightly larger off Western than Southern coast of South Africa; hatching size at ca. 19 cm TL (Ref. 114953).  Commonly taken by hake trawlers (Ref. 5578).  Extremely slippery when caught (Ref. 5578).