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| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |author=Smale, M.J. |year=2009 |title=''Amblyraja robertsi'' |volume=2009 |page=e.T161322A5397948 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161322A5397948.en |access-date=16 September 2024}}</ref>
| taxon = Amblyraja robertsi
| taxon = Amblyraja robertsi
| authority = (Hulley, 1906)
| authority = (Hulley, 1906)
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The '''bigmouth skate''' (''Amblyraja robertsi'') is a species of [[Biology:Fish|fish]] in the family [[Biology:Rajidae|Rajidae]]. It lives near the bottom in deep waters in Southeast Atlantic in depths below 1000 m. Its maximum size is 77 cm. It has a hard, roughly triangular snout and smooth body with star-based thorns around its [[Biology:Eye|eye]]s, tail, and elsewhere. Its top side is dark gray and underside has white spots. As the name suggests, it has a large mouth.
The '''bigmouth skate''' (''Amblyraja robertsi'') is a species of [[Biology:Fish|fish]] in the family [[Biology:Rajidae|Rajidae]]. It lives near the bottom in deep waters in Southeast Atlantic in depths below {{cvt|1000|m|ft|-1}}. Its maximum size is {{cvt|77|cm}}. It has a hard, roughly triangular snout and smooth body with star-based thorns around its [[Biology:Eye|eye]]s, tail, and elsewhere. Its top side is dark gray and underside has white spots. As the name suggests, it has a large mouth.


==References==
==References==
* http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/chondrichthyes/elasmobranchii/batoidei/amblyraja_robertsi.htm
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* http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20o?search=Amblyraja+robertsi
* {{cite web|url=http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/chondrichthyes/elasmobranchii/batoidei/amblyraja_robertsi.htm |title=Species Description of ''Amblyraja robertsi'' |website=biodiversityexplorer.org|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822174224/http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/chondrichthyes/elasmobranchii/batoidei/amblyraja_robertsi.htm |archive-date=22 August 2017}}
 
* {{cite web|url=http://shark-references.com/species/view/Amblyraja-robertsi |title=Species Description of ''Amblyraja robertsi''|website=www.shark-references.com}}
==External links==
* [http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/chondrichthyes/elasmobranchii/batoidei/amblyraja_robertsi.htm Species Description of Amblyraja robertsi at biodiversityexplorer.org]
* [http://shark-references.com/species/view/Amblyraja-robertsi Species Description of Amblyraja robertsi at www.shark-references.com]


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Latest revision as of 14:06, 19 September 2025

Short description: Species of fish

Bigmouth skate
Scientific classification
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Amblyraja
Species:
A. robertsi
Binomial name
Amblyraja robertsi
(Hulley, 1906)

The bigmouth skate (Amblyraja robertsi) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It lives near the bottom in deep waters in Southeast Atlantic in depths below 1,000 m (3,280 ft). Its maximum size is 77 cm (30 in). It has a hard, roughly triangular snout and smooth body with star-based thorns around its eyes, tail, and elsewhere. Its top side is dark gray and underside has white spots. As the name suggests, it has a large mouth.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3762075 entry