Twineye Skate
Raja miraletus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
Raja miraletus, the brown ray, is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rajidae (skates), order skate-like fish. They inhabit the subtropical waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean between 44° N and 35° S. They are found at depths of up to 530 m. Their large, flattened pectoral fins form a rhombic disk with a rounded snout. The maximum recorded length is 63 cm. They lay eggs. They are not an object of targeted fishery.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Rajiformes
- Family
- Rajidae
- Genus
- Raja