Skillet skate
| Skillet skate | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Dactylobatus |
| Species: | D. armatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dactylobatus armatus (B. A. Bean & A. C. Weed, 1909)
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The skillet skate (Dactylobatus armatus) is a small-bodied, deepwater skate in the family Rajidae.
Distribution and habitat
The skillet skate is typically found at depths between 338 and 625 m (1,109 and 2,051 ft).[1][2] Found in the western central Atlantic, its range extends from South Carolina to southern Florida, the northern Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean coasts of Nicaragua and northern South America.[1]
Description
The skillet skate is a small skate. Its total length is up to 32 cm.[1] Its body is narrow and features a spatula-shaped lobe from the margin of each pectoral muscle. On the underside of the frontal disc, the skate displays characteristic spines.[2]
Relationship to humans
This species is assessed as least concern.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Crysler, Z.; Kyne, P.M.; Navia, A.F.; Mejía-Falla, P.A.; Lasso-Alcalá, O.; Herman, K. (2020). "Dactylobatus armatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161556A124506056. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161556A124506056.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Dactylobatus armatus, Skilletskate".