Then she opened her hand, where an egg case lay.

It is oviparous, laying two egg cases at a time.

But they still like to come out of the water to lay their egg cases.

The female lays egg cases almost three times its size.

After about two days, the egg cases are placed on a surface in a safe location.

Females lay two egg cases at a time, which hatch after 6-10 months.

They are unusual among skates in that their egg cases may contain up to seven eggs each.

If the eggs have already hatched, the empty egg cases may appear white.

One adult female individual can lay multiple egg cases throughout the season.