Biology:Dactylobatus
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Short description: Genus of cartilaginous fishes
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| Dactylobatus clarkii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Dactylobatus B. A. Bean & A. C. Weed, 1909 |
Dactylobatus is a genus of skates in the family Rajidae. They are found in deep waters in the western Atlantic Ocean from Brazil to the United States, including the Gulf of Mexico.
Species
Two species are recognized in this genus:[1]
- Dactylobatus armatus B. A. Bean & A. C. Weed, 1909 (skillet skate)
- Dactylobatus clarkii (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958) (hook skate)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Dactylobatus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3011717 entry
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