Raja straeleni Poll, 1951

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 105

Raja straeleni Poll, 1951

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 70 cm TL, 49 cm DW

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 80-800 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: NT – Near threatened (A2bd / 2021)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Rio de Oro, Western Sahara to South Africa, between about 20°N and 22°S. Observed along the coast of Gabon by industrial trawlers and artisanal boats (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.).