white skate

Rostroraja alba

Two Hundred Thirty Centimeters Ray of the Atlantic Ocean

White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Africa
Other
Large
Tropical fish

The bottlenose skate, spearnose skate, or white skate (Rostroraja alba) is a species of skate in the family Rajidae. It is a benthic fish native to the coastal eastern Atlantic Ocean. Due to overfishing, it has been depleted or extirpated in many parts of its former range in the northeastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea, and is now endangered.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Rostroraja
Maximum length: 230 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic and southwest Indian Ocean (British Isles to Mozambique) and the Mediterranean Sea.

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