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Urolophus neocaledoniensis Séret & Last, 2003 |
| Family: | Urolophidae (Round rays) | |||
| Max. size: | 36.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 229 - 428 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: New Caledonia (including the Chesterfield Islands) and the northern part of the Norfolk Ridge. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Vertebrae: 144-153. Subcircular disc, width less than 70% total length; medium head (ventral length exceeding 30% total length) and snout (length to eye less than about 16% total length); broad, cartilaginous interorbit exceeding 4% total length; internasal flap skirt-shaped, diverging slightly; no broad lobes on posterolateral border of nostrils; inner margin of spiracle oblique; lateral tail folds absent or rudimentary; no dorsal fin; apices of pelvic fins rounded; 7-10 oral papillae along a 'W' line on mouth floor; 95-102 pectoral fin radials; total vertebrae rarely exceeding 150; dorsal surface greyish brown (Ref. 51067). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits the continental slope (Ref. 51067). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 June 2017 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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