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Raja brachyura Lafont, 1873

Blonde ray
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United Kingdom country information

Common names: Blonde ray, Morgath felen
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Ellis, J.R., A. Cruz-Martinez, B.D. Rackham and S.I. Rodgers, 2005
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Common in the inshore waters (14-146 m) off southern and western England, with maximum catch rates of 72 ind./hr in the Bristol Channel and St George's Channel. Caught infrequently in the North Sea and Celtic Sea. Juveniles were caught infrequently, although they were recorded in the Bristol Channel, Cardigan Bay and Irish Sea, and off Poole and in Start Bay within the English Channel (Ref. 82399).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uk.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Wheeler, A., 1992
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Raja: Latin, raja, -ae = a sting ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 380 m (Ref. 6808).   Temperate; 60°N - 22°N, 18°W - 24°E

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