Sailray

Rajella lintea

Spotted Ray of Western Atlantic

Rajella lintea is a species of fish belonging to the family Rajidae. It is native to the coasts of Northern Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Rajella
Maximum length: 125 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: North Atlantic Ocean and adjacent fringes of the Arctic Region. Reported from the western Atlantic on eastern Grand Banks and Flemish Cap (about 46°N), a few records on the slope off Strait of Belle Isle to Davis Strait; probably continuous along the slope off Labrador; restricted in southwestern part of Greenland; eastern Atlantic off to most of Iceland to Faroe Islands, possible occurrence in western Irminger Sea and south to northern Rockall Trough; common in the Norwegian Deep and Skagerrak and northward along the Norwegian coast and shelf; periodic records in the southwestern Barents Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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