Thorny skate
Thorny skate | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rajiformes |
Family: | Rajidae |
Genus: | Amblyraja |
Species: | A. radiata
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Binomial name | |
Amblyraja radiata (Donovan, 1808)
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The thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata) is a species of
Species description
The thorny skate reaches up to 1.05 m (3.4 ft) in
Conservation status
Thorny skate are taken as bycatch in some fisheries. It is a U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service species of concern, which are those species about which the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, has some concerns regarding status and threats, but for which insufficient information is available to indicate a need to list the species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Amblyraja radiata" in FishBase. December 2017 version.
Kulka, D.W., Ellis, J., Anderson, B., Cotton, C.F., Derrick, D., Pacoureau, N. & Dulvy, N.K. 2020. Amblyraja radiata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161542A124503504. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161542A124503504.en. Accessed on 20 March 2022.
External links
- Species Description of Amblyraja radiata at www.shark-references.com
- "Thorny Skate". Florida Museum.