Bigmouth skate
| Bigmouth skate | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Amblyraja |
| Species: | A. robertsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblyraja robertsi (Hulley, 1970) | |
The bigmouth skate (Amblyraja robertsi) is a species of fish in the Rajidae family. It lives near the bottom in deep waters in Southeast Atlantic in depths below 1000 meters. Its maximum size is 77 centimeters. It has a hard, roughly triangular snout, smooth body with star-based thorns around eyes, in tail and elsewhere. Top side is dark gray and underside has white spots. As the name suggest, it has a large mouth.
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