Barbedwire-tailed skate

Notoraja martinezi

Wild thorns turn the tail to barbed wire

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Other
Medium

Barbedwire-tailed skate is a marine fish associated with ocean habitats. The available account notes this characteristic: Wild thorns turn the tail to barbed wire.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Notoraja
Maximum length: 47.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Eastern Pacific, between Costa Rica and Ecuador.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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