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Species catalogue
White skate
Order
Rajiformes
Family
Rajidae
Cartilaginous skeleton marine fish. The disc (body and scapular joint) is wide and rhomboidal with pointed "wings". Long snout ans numerous teeth in each jaw. The skin of the dorsal face is thorny in adults and smooth in the young. The back is grayish brown and the ventral face whitish.
Characteristics
FAO code
RJA
RJA
Specie
Raja alba
Raja alba
Type
White fish
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Área 27:Atlantic
- Área 34: Atlantic
- Area 37: Mediterranean and Black Sea
- Área 47:Atlantic
- Área 51: Indian Ocean
- Eastern Central.
- Northeast.
- Southeast
- Western
International denominations
Germany
Spitzrochen
China
矛吻鳐
France
Raie bordée
Italy
Razza bianca
Portugal
Raia taigora
United Kingdom
White skate
Fishing areas
