Antarctic starry skate

Amblyraja georgiana

Skate wings rise over South Georgia seabeds

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
South America
West Asia
Large

The Antarctic starry skate (Amblyraja georgiana) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It lives near the seabed in depths ranging from 20 to 350 m in the south-eastern Pacific near Chile and South Georgia Island. Its maximum length is 1 m.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Amblyraja
Maximum length: 115 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 27540 ). Southern Ocean: around South Georgia Island and on the ridge westward towards Black Rocks. Occasionally seen on the Scotia Ridge.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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