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Prickly brown ray (Dipturus teevani)
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Rajidae

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.

Order
Skates
Family
Rajidae
Water type
Marine
Body shape
other
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