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Skilletskate
Dactylobatus armatus
The skillet skate (Dactylobatus armatus) is a small-bodied, deepwater skate in the family Rajidae.
From the article Skillet skate on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The skillet skate is a small skate. Its total length is up to 32 cm. 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.
Range & habitat
The skillet skate is typically found at depths between 338 and 625 m (1,109 and 2,051 ft). 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.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 99048.