Southern thorny skate
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Species: | A. doellojuradoi
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Amblyraja doellojuradoi Pozzi, 1935
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The Southern Thorny Skate (Amblyraja doellojuradoi) is a species of fish in Rajidae family. It lives off the coast of Argentina and Uruguay (the southern tip of South America), and around the Falkland Islands in depths ranging from 51 to 642 meters. Its maximum size is 69 centimeters. Lays oblong egg capsules with horn-like projections at the corners which are laid in sandy or muddy flats. The eggs measure 86.4 mm in length and 56.2 mm in width.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2009). "Amblyraja doellojuradoi" in FishBase. January 2009 version.
- "http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/63122". Retrieved 15 January 2009.
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