Blackbelly skate

Breviraja nigriventralis

Black belly hidden on western Atlantic slopes

Black
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Medium

Breviraja nigriventralis, commonly known as the blackbelly skate, is a bathydemersal species of ray in the family Rajidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, in depths of 549 – 776 meters (about 1,800 - 2,550 feet). Male blackbelly skates can grow up to 40 centimetersin length.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Breviraja
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Panama to French Guiana.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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