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Thornback Skate

Raja clavata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 2,537, February 1,874, March 2,935, April 4,618, May 6,658, June 7,261, July 7,769, August 6,682, September 4,905, October 3,662, November 2,001, December 1,564.
United States52,465
Alaska52,465
United Kingdom458
England248
Wales170
Netherlands130
France80
Zuid-Holland76
Normandie34
Noord-Holland25

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassCartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes
OrderSkates · Rajiformes
FamilyHardnose Skates · Rajidae
GenusRaja

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