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soft skate (Malacoraja spinacidermis)
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soft skate (Malacoraja spinacidermis) specimen
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Rajidae

soft skate

Malacoraja spinacidermis

Adulthood erases thorns and leaves tiny denticles

  • Offshore
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Other
  • Large

soft skate is a marine fish of Eastern Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 70 cm.

Order
Skates
Family
Rajidae
Maximum length
70 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
other
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Baffin Bay-Davis Strait Offshore to Iceland-Faeroe Ridge, off northwest Africa (Rio de Oro), off southern Namibia and South Africa.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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