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Beringraja binoculata (Girard, 1855)

Big skate
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Mexico country information

Common names: Raya bruja gigante, Raya gigante
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to Bahia San Quintin (Ref. 27436) and Cedros I. (Ref. 6793) in northern Baja California. Also from Cabo Falsa (22°54'N, 110°02'W) (Ref. 96339) and vicinity of Cedros Island (Ref. 43939).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, M.J. and G.B. Smith, 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Raie, Raie biocellée, Raya bruja gigante, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchi (squali e razze) (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Beringraja: Named for the Bering Sea, though to be the origin of the two species in this genus.;  binoculata: From the Latin 'bi' meaning two and 'oculata' meaning eyed - referring to the arrangement of pigment on the pectoral fin bases (Ref. 6885).
  More on author: Girard.

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

marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 3 - 800 m (Ref. 6793), usually 3 - 110 m (Ref. 2850).   Temperate; 61°N - 31°N, 165°W - 117°W (Ref. 55279)

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