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Rajidae
whiteleg skate
Amblyraja taaf
Four hard horns frame a rectangular capsule
whiteleg skate is a marine fish recorded from ocean habitats. A concise clue to the species is: Four hard horns frame a rectangular capsule.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Skates
- Family
- Rajidae
- Genus
- Amblyraja
- Maximum length
- 90 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Southeastern Atlantic: South Africa (Compagno et al. in Ebert et al. 2009 but see Ref. 114953 ); Indian Ocean: Crozet I. (Ref. 45488 ). Subantarctic: Widespread.
- Conservation status
- DDData Deficient
