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Thorny Skate

Amblyraja radiata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,506, February 1,112, March 1,743, April 2,741, May 3,953, June 4,310, July 4,612, August 3,966, September 2,912, October 2,174, November 1,188, December 928.
Canada71,775
United States36,391
Alaska31,145
Quebec29,013
Nova Scotia22,450
Newfoundland and Labrador14,122
New Brunswick5,004
Maine4,290
Nunavut1,063
Massachusetts906

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Classification

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

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