Clearnose skate

Rostroraja eglanteria

Translucent snout patches

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Other
Large
Tropical fish

The clearnose skate (Rostroraja eglanteria) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rajidae. R. eglanteria is also known by other common names such as the brier skate and summer skate. Clearnose skates are easily identified by the translucent patches on either side of their snouts and their mottled dorsal surface.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Rostroraja
Maximum length: 84 cm
Body shape: other
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts to southern Florida (USA) and eastern Gulf of Mexico. Also northern Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 26938 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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