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Spotback skate (Atlantoraja castelnaui)
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Spotback skate (Atlantoraja castelnaui) specimen
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Arhynchobatidae

Spotback skate

Atlantoraja castelnaui

Brown egg cases left unguarded on muddy seabeds

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • South America
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Spotback skate is known from Southwest Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Order
Skates
Maximum length
132 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.
Conservation status
CRCritically Endangered

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