Bigthorn skate

Rajella barnardi

Ray from the Congo Basin

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Large

The bigthorn skate (Rajella barnardi) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is found in Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Western Sahara, possibly Angola, possibly Benin, possibly Cameroon, possibly the Republic of the Congo, possibly Ivory Coast, possibly Gabon, possibly Liberia, possibly Nigeria, and possibly Togo. Its natural habitat is open seas.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Rajella
Maximum length: 75 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: off Mauritania to South Africa, probably throughout on the deep, middle and upper slope, even on outer shelf of Namibia and South Africa.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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