Breviraja nigriventralis
Species of cartilaginous fish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Breviraja nigriventralis, commonly known as the blackbelly skate, is a bathydemersal[2] species of ray in the family Rajidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, in depths of 549 – 776 meters (about 1,800 - 2,550 feet). Male blackbelly skates can grow up to 40 centimetersin length.[2]
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Breviraja nigriventralis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rajiformes |
Family: | Rajidae |
Genus: | Breviraja |
Species: | B. nigriventralis |
Binomial name | |
Breviraja nigriventralis McEachran & Matheson, 1985 | |
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