Smoothback skate
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Rajella
Species:
R. ravidula
Binomial name
Rajella ravidula
(Hulley, 1970)

The smoothback skate (Rajella ravidula) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitat is open seas. Males can reach 70 cm in total length.[2]

References

  1. Pollom, R.; Jabado, R.W.; Leslie, R. (2019). "Rajella ravidula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44620A124436042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44620A124436042.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Rajella ravidula, Smoothback skate". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2023-06-26.


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