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Eilat Sleeper Ray

Heteronarce bentuviai (Baranes & Randall 1989)

Biology

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A benthic species found on outer continental shelf. Presumably feeds on soft bottom invertebrates such as polychaetes and crustaceans. Males reaches maturity at ca. 15 cm TL. Material rare; specimens from Gulf of Aden and Red Sea slightly differ (Ref. 114953).
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