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Dactylobatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Rajidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Chondrichthyes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Rajiformes

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Similar
  
Breviraja, Fenestraja, Cruriraja, Malacoraja, Okamejei

Dactylobatus is a small genus of skate in the family Rajidae found in deep waters in the West Atlantic from Brazil to the United States, including the Gulf of Mexico.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

  • Dactylobatus armatus B. A. Bean & A. C. Weed, 1909 (Skilletskate)
  • Dactylobatus clarkii (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958) (Hookskate)

    • References

    Dactylobatus Wikipedia
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