Biology:Maltese skate
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Short description: Species of fish
| Maltese skate | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Leucoraja |
| Species: | L. melitensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucoraja melitensis (R. S. Clark, 1926)
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The Maltese skate (Leucoraja melitensis), or Maltese ray, is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is a rare endemic species from the Mediterranean Sea[2] found in the coastal waters of Algeria, Italy, Malta, Tunisia, Greece and Turkey. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sustainable consumption
In 2010, Greenpeace International added the Maltese skate (Leucoraja melitensis) to its seafood red list. "The Greenpeace International seafood red list is a list of fish that are commonly sold in supermarkets around the world, and which have a very high risk of being sourced from unsustainable fisheries."[3]
References
- ↑ Dulvy, N.; Walls, R. (2015). "Leucoraja melitensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T61405A48954483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T61405A48954483.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61405/48954483. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ Guide of Mediterranean Skates and Rays (Leucoraja melitensis). Oct. 2022. Mendez L., Bacquet A. and F. Briand. http://www.ciesm.org/Guide/skatesandrays/leucoraja-melitensis
- ↑ "Greenpeace International Seafood Red list". Greenpeace. 2011. http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/oceans/seafood/red-list-of-species/.
Wikidata ☰ Q478458 entry
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