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Malacoraja senta (Garman, 1885)

Smooth skate
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Prickly skate, Smooth skate, Smooth-tailed skate
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the east coast southward to New Jersey, sometimes reaching South Carolina (Ref. 7251). Present in the continental shelf waters off the northeastern United States (Ref. 37512).
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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: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Raie lisse américaine, Raya lisa norteamericana, Prickly skate, ... 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: Malacoraja: Greek, malakos = soft + Latin, raja, -ae = ray, fis (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Garman.

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

Marine; brackish; bathydemersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 25 - 1436 m (Ref. 106604).   Deep-water; 54°N - 40°N, 74°W - 52°W

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