Smoothnose legskate

Cruriraja durbanensis

Both of its only two specimens went missing

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Other
Medium

Cruriraja is a genus of skates in the family Gurgesiellidae. They are primarily found in the warm West Atlantic (including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico) and off southern Africa, but C. andamanica is from the Indian Ocean.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Gurgesiellidae
Genus: Cruriraja
Maximum length: 23 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: off Port Nolloth, South Africa.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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