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| Raja maderensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Raja |
| Species: | R. maderensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Raja maderensis Lowe, 1838 | |
Raja maderensis is a species of hardnose skate.
Description
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Range
It has been observed on iNaturalist exclusively in the Açores, so it is possible that it is an endemic species, though not much is known about it.
Habitat
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Ecology
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Etymology
Madeira, a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.
Taxonomy
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References
- Dulvy, N.K.; Walls, R.H.L.; Buscher, E.; Stehmann, M.F.W. (2015). "Raja maderensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T161459A48939762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T161459A48939762.en. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- "Madeira Skate (Raja maderensis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- "Raja maderensis Lowe, 1838". Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 09/2024. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- Lowe, R.T. (1838) A synopsis of the fishes of Madeira, with the principal Synonyms, Portuguese Names, and Characters of the new Genera and Species. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 2, 173–200
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