pluto skate

Fenestraja plutonia

Angular capsules descend through dark deep water

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Other
Medium

Fenestraja plutonia is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Gurgesiellidae. It is commonly known as the underworld windowskate or the Pluto pygmy skate. The underworld windowskate is known from patches of continental slope in the western Atlantic Ocean between the coasts of the southern United States and Suriname.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Gurgesiellidae
Genus: Fenestraja
Maximum length: 25.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to the Gulf of Mexico.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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