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Rajidae
Hookskate
Dactylobatus clarkii
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- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- North America
- South America
- Large
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
LargeHookskate is a marine fish from Western Central Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 59 cm.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Skates
- Family
- Rajidae
- Genus
- Dactylobatus
- Maximum length
- 59 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Western Central Atlantic: northern Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 13608 ) to South Carolina (Ref. 114953 ) and northern coast of South America (Ref. 5217 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Order
Family
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