| Ghost skate | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Rajella |
| Species: | R. dissimilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rajella dissimilis (Hulley, 1970) | |
The ghost skate (Rajella dissimilis) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitat is open seas.
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The bigthorn skate is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is found in Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Western Sahara, possibly Angola, possibly Benin, possibly Cameroon, possibly the Republic of the Congo, possibly Ivory Coast, possibly Gabon, possibly Liberia, possibly Nigeria, and possibly Togo. Its natural habitat is open seas.
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The Brazilian skate is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is found in Brazil and Chile. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is not well known but is thought to be threatened by bycatch of Patagonian toothfish.
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Rajella lintea is a species of fish belonging to the family Rajidae.
Bigelow's ray, also called the chocolate skate or Bigelow's skate, is a species of skate in the family Rajidae. It is named in honour of the oceanographer Henry Bryant Bigelow.
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