Thickbody skate

Amblyraja frerichsi

Dark brown surfaces descending beyond two thousand meters

Thickbody skate is known around Southwest Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 91 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Amblyraja
Maximum length: 91 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Atlantic: off the mouth of Río de la Plata, Argentina (Ref. 26282 , Ref. 114953 ) and Uruguay (Ref. 58839 , Ref. 114953 ). Possibly Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 27540 , Ref. 114953 ).
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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