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Dactylobatus armatus
Bean & Weed, 1909
Skilletskate
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Rajidae
Reference of the original description
Descriptions of two new species of electric rays, of the family Narcobatidae, from deep water off the southern Atlantic coast of the United States. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 36, 677–680
Descriptions of two new species of electric rays, of the family Narcobatidae, from deep water off the southern Atlantic coast of the United States. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 36, 677–680
Image of the original description
Dactylobatus armatus Bean & Weed, 1909
Dactylobatus armatus Bean & Weed, 1909
Description :
Citation: Dactylobatus armatus Bean & Weed, 1909: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
Common names
Skilletskate
Skilletskate
Short Description
Narrow spatula-shaped lobe from margin of each pectoral. Upper surface ashy gray. Lower surface yellowish white, clouded with mouse gray [199].
Narrow spatula-shaped lobe from margin of each pectoral. Upper surface ashy gray. Lower surface yellowish white, clouded with mouse gray [199].
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: South Carolina, USA to the Gulf of Mexico. Source: www.gbif.org
Western Central Atlantic: South Carolina, USA to the Gulf of Mexico. Source: www.gbif.org
Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell [17086].
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell [17086].
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=1711;
shark-references Species-ID=1711;
