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Rajella bathyphila (Holt & Byrne, 1908)

Deep-water ray
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Norfolk Canyon (Ref. 117245).
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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: Haedrich, R.L. and N.R. Merrett, 1988
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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: Rajella: Latin, raja, -ae = a sting ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 600 - 2300 m (Ref. 117245), usually 1300 - 1400 m (Ref. 11284).   Boreal; 3°C - 4°C (Ref. 117245); 73°N - 37°N, 75°W - 5°W (Ref. 119696)

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