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Mediterranean starry ray (Raja asterias)
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Mediterranean starry ray (Raja asterias) specimen
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Rajidae

Mediterranean starry ray

Raja asterias

Hard oblong egg cases with horns

  • Tropical
  • Local endemic species
  • Restricted distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Mediterranean starry ray is known from Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Order
Skates
Family
Rajidae
Genus
Raja
Maximum length
75 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: endemic to the Mediterranean but may spread to the Strait of Gibraltar, northern Morocco and possibly south to Mauritania.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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