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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
Blue fish
Blue fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 3: America, South - Inland waters
- Area 41: the Southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 87: the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean
International denominations
Germany
Spitzrochen
China
矛吻鳐
France
Raie bordée
Italy
Razza bianca
Portugal
Raia taigora
United Kingdom
White skate
Fishing areas
