Eyespot skate

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Eyespot skate
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Atlantoraja
Species:
A. cyclophora
Binomial name
Atlantoraja cyclophora
(Regan, 1903)

The eyespot skate (Atlantoraja cyclophora) is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are open seas and shallow seas.

Sources

  1. Pollom, R.; Barreto, R.; Charvet, P.; Chiaramonte, G.E.; Cuevas, J.M.; Faria, V.; Montealegre-Quijano, S.; Motta, F.; Paesch, L. (2020). "Atlantoraja cyclophora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T61398A3103491. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61398A3103491.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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