Bigthorn skate

Bigthorn skate
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Rajella
Species: R. barnardi
Binomial name
Rajella barnardi
(Norman, 1935)

The bigthorn skate (Rajella barnardi) is a species of fish in the Rajidae family. 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.

Description

Fairly large spines at eyes and along centre of back and tail. Colour brown with groups of lighter spots. Recorded size up to 102cm.[1]

Synonyms

References

  1. Smith, J.L.B. 1977. Smith's sea fishes. Valiant publishers, Cape Town, 1977. ISBN 0-86884-029-7
  2. Bailly, N. (2013). Rajella barnardi. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217410 on 2014-03-28
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