Bigthorn skate
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| Species: | R. barnardi
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| Rajella barnardi (Norman, 1935)
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The bigthorn skate (Rajella barnardi) is a species of fish in the Rajidae family. It is found in Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Western Sahara, possibly Angola, possibly Benin, possibly Cameroon, possibly the Republic of the Congo, possibly Ivory Coast, possibly Gabon, possibly Liberia, possibly Nigeria, and possibly Togo. Its natural habitat is open seas.
Description
Fairly large spines at eyes and along centre of back and tail. Colour brown with groups of lighter spots. Recorded size up to 102cm.[1]
Synonyms
- Raja barnardi Norman, 1935
- Raja confundens Hulley, 1970
- Raja dageti Capapé, 1977[2]
References
- ^ Smith, J.L.B. 1977. Smith's sea fishes. Valiant publishers, Cape Town, 1977. ISBN 0-86884-029-7
- ^ Bailly, N. (2013). Rajella barnardi. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217410 on 2014-03-28
- Smale, M.J. 2004. Rajella barnardi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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