Biology:Skilletskate
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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: | Dactylobatus |
| Species: | D. armatus
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| Dactylobatus armatus (B. A. Bean & A. C. Weed, 1909)
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The skillet skate (Dactylobatus armatus) is a small-bodied, deepwater skate in the family Rajidae.
Distribution and habitat
The skillet skate is typically found at depths between 338 and 625 m (1,109 and 2,051 ft).[1][2] Found in the western central Atlantic, its range extends from South Carolina to southern Florida, the northern Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean coasts of Nicaragua and northern South America.[1]
Description
The skillet skate is a small skate. Its total length is up to 32 cm.[1] Its body is narrow and features a spatula-shaped lobe from the margin of each pectoral muscle. On the underside of the frontal disc, the skate displays characteristic spines.[2]
Relationship to humans
Due to the limited knowledge of its biology and extent of capture in fisheries, this species is assessed as data deficient.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 J. M. Brash; J. D. McEachran (2009). "Dactylobatus armatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/161331/0. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Dactylobatus-armatus.html
Wikidata ☰ Q5035051 entry
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