Southern Thorny Skate
Amblyraja doellojuradoi
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
The southern thorny skate is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is found in the southern Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of Argentina, Uruguay and the Falkland Islands in depths ranging from 51 to 642 m. Its maximum size is 69 cm. It lays oblong egg capsules with horn-like projections at the corners which are laid in sandy or muddy flats. The eggs measure 86.4 mm in length and 56.2 mm in width.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Rajiformes
- Family
- Rajidae
- Genus
- Amblyraja