rough ray

Raja radula

Ray of the Mediterranean Sea

The rough ray (Raja radula) is a Mediterranean ray species of the Rajidae family described by Delaroche in 1809.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Raja
Maximum length: 70 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: known only from the Mediterranean but may penetrate through the Strait of Gibraltar and possibly to northern Morocco. Some Atlantic records probably misidentifications of Raja naevus and/or Raja africana .

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