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Amblyraja radiata (Donovan, 1808)

Starry ray
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Germany country information

Common names: Sternroche, Sternrochen
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Since 1965 DATRAS reported catches of 1,734 individuals out of 6,317 hauls and 17 individuals out of 2,655 hauls taken in or near the German EEZ of the North and Baltic Seas, respectively (Ref. 88760). Threatened in the western Baltic Sea due to target fisheries, eutrophication/pollution and habitat loss (Ref. 83294). Human activities in the German North and Baltic seas that might affect starry rays: fisheries, sediment removal, offshore installations, constructions of cables and pipelines, channel deepening and technical installations (Ref. 88171).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ble.de/index.cfm?8C712107D9244972B3C193AC1917DCE7#Handelsbezeichnungen
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Muus, B. and P. Dahlström, 1978
National Database: AGRDEU

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Amblyraja: Greek, amblys = darkness + Latin, raja, -ae = ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 5 - 1540 m (Ref. 117245), usually 25 - 440 m (Ref. 114953).   Boreal; -1°C - 14°C (Ref. 49751); 79°N - 38°N, 95°W - 54°E (Ref. 55275)

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