painted ray

Raja microocellata

Embrace mating and young follow mother

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Other
Large
Temperate fish

painted ray is known from Northeast Atlantic, from the British Isles southwards to Gibraltar as a marine fish. It occurs in estuaries and brackish water.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Raja
Maximum length: 87 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Northeast Atlantic, from the British Isles southwards to Gibraltar and north-western Africa (Western Sahara and Mauritania).
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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