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Breviraja claramaculata McEachran & Matheson, 1985

Brightspot skate
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from South Carolina to Florida (Ref. 31371). Video footage taken during a deepwater ROV survey off the west Florida shelf in 2014 by the NOAA OOER verifies occurrence of species in the northern Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 125484).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: McEachran, J.D. and R.E. Matheson, 1985
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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: Breviraja: Latin, brevis = short, brief + Latin raja = ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 293 - 896 m (Ref. 31371).   Deep-water; 33°N - 25°N, 81°W - 78°W (Ref. 114953)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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