Rio skate
| Rio Skate | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Rioraja Whitley, 1939 |
| Species: | R. agassizii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rioraja agassizii (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) | |
The Rio skate (Rioraja agassizii) is a shallow water skate native to the Atlantic coast of South America from Brazil to southern Argentina. It is the only member of its genus.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Rioraja agassizii" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
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