Leopard skate

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Leopard skate
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Rajella
Species:
R. leopardus
Binomial name
Rajella leopardus
(von Bonde & Swart, 1923)

The leopard skate (Rajella leopardus) 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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