Prickly brown ray

Dipturus teevani

A patchy deepwater skate in the western Atlantic

Brown
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
South America
Other
Large

Dipturus teevani, commonly known as the prickly brown ray or Caribbean skate, is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rajidae. The prickly brown ray is medium in size compared to other skates, and is known from a patchy, deep-water distribution in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dipturus
Maximum length: 84 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (Ref. 114953 ), off Florida (Ref. 12965 , 13608 ) including Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 114953 ) to northern coast of Colombia, and off Suriname (Ref. 13608 and Brazil (Ref. 53436 )
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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