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Amblyraja radiata (Donovan, 1808)

Starry ray
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Common names: Thorny skate
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: Coad, B.W. and J.D. Reist, 2018
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Present in the continental shelf waters off the northeastern United States (Ref. 37512). Known from South Carolina to Davis and Baffin Bay (Ref. 119696). Commercial harvest is currently restricted due to declining abundances (Ref. 117245). Also Ref. 7251, 117245.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Haedrich, R.L. and N.R. Merrett, 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Raie radiée, Raya radiante, شِفنين بحري شعاعية, ... more

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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