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Beringraja binoculata (Girard, 1855)

Big skate
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Big skate, Big skate
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Monterey Bay (Ref. 12091). Uncommon south of Point Conception (Ref. 6885). Common on sandy shores in Puget Sound, Washington in 1895 (Ref. 28609). Also Ref. 4925, 43939.
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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: Allen, M.J. and G.B. Smith, 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Lớp phụ Cá sụn (cá mập và cá đuối) (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 Sinh thái học

Biển gần đáy; Mức độ sâu 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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