Roughnose legskate

Cruriraja parcomaculata

Young skates follow their mother across soft flats

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Other
Large

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: 55 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa to Mozambique. Previous records from Namibia to the Eastern Cape Coast of South Africa refer to Cruriraja hulleyi .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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