Biology:Maya skate

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Short description: Species of cartilaginous fish

Maya skate
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Leucoraja
Species:
L. caribbaea
Binomial name
Leucoraja caribbaea
(McEachran, 1977)

The Maya skate (Leucoraja caribbaea) is a species of skate in the family Rajidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Mexico at a depths near 457 metres.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4667551 entry