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Raja montagui Fowler, 1910

Spotted ray
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United Kingdom country information

Common names: Homelyn ray, Morgath fannog, Spotted homelyn ray
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Ellis, J.R., A. Cruz-Martinez, B.D. Rackham and S.I. Rodgers, 2005
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Widespread around the British Isles (8-283 m), although more abundant along the southern coast, with maximum catch rates of 88 ind/hr. Catches in the central and northern North Sea were patchy. A high abundance of juveniles was recorded in Cardigan Bay, off the east coast of Ireland and around Anglesey (Ref. 82399).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uk.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Wheeler, A., 1992
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Common names from other countries

Raie douce, Raya pintada, Homelyn ray, ... 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: Raja: Latin, raja, -ae = a sting ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Fowler.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 8 - 530 m (Ref. 88171).   Temperate; 61°N - 16°N, 18°W - 25°E

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