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Atlantoraja platana (Günther, 1880)

La Plata skate
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Brazil country information

Common names: Arraia
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Barbosa, F.S. and U.L. Gomes, 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Ray, Raya oscura, Argentiina atlandirai, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates)
Etymology: Atlantoraja: Greek, atlantes = havin the strenght of Atlas, the god that supported the pillar s of the universe in the Greek mithology + Latin, raja = ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 19 - 181 m (Ref. 57911).   Subtropical; 20°S - 40°S, 60°W - 40°W (Ref. 57911)

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