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Biscuit Skate

Raja straeleni

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 1, February 1, March 0, April 2, May 1, June 0, July 1, August 2, September 1, October 2, November 0, December 0.
South Africa11
Western Cape9
Eastern Cape2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

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

Sources

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