Blackish skate | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rajiformes |
Family: | Rajidae |
Genus: | Rajella |
Species: | R. nigerrima |
Binomial name | |
Rajella nigerrima (F. de Buen, 1960) | |
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