Bigmouth skate
| Bigmouth skate | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Amblyraja |
| Species: | A. robertsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblyraja robertsi (Hulley, 1906) | |
The bigmouth skate (Amblyraja robertsi) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It lives near the bottom in deep waters in Southeast Atlantic in depths below 1,000 m (3,280 ft). Its maximum size is 77 cm (30 in). It has a hard, roughly triangular snout and smooth body with star-based thorns around its eyes, tail, and elsewhere. Its top side is dark gray and underside has white spots. As the name suggests, it has a large mouth.
References
- ^ Smale, M.J. (2009). "Amblyraja robertsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T161322A5397948. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161322A5397948.en. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- "Species Description of Amblyraja robertsi". biodiversityexplorer.org. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017.
- "Species Description of Amblyraja robertsi". www.shark-references.com.