Author: (Jensen, 1914)
FBname: Spinytail skate
Comments: An inhabitant of deep, cold water (Ref. 7251).  Benthic (Ref. 58426).  Feed on all kinds of bottom animals (Ref. 3167). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). 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 13.4-16.5 cm long and 8.0-10.2 cm wide (Ref. 41251, 41301).  This species is part of the regular by-catch of deep-sea fisheries (Ref. 117245).