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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae Skates

Genus: Dactylobatus

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Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Dactylobatus armatus Bean & Weed, 1909

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Dactylobatus armatus
[Skilletskate]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 69 cm WD
Dactylobatus clarkii (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958)

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Dactylobatus clarkii
[Hookskate]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dactylobatus armatus Skilletskate Western Central Atlantic 32 TL 1909
Dactylobatus clarkii Hookskate Western Central Atlantic 69 WD 1958



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