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Raja microocellata Montagu, 1818

Small-eyed ray
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United Kingdom country information

Common names: Morgath lygaid-bach, Owl ray, Painted ray
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 Bristol Channel, where catch rates attained 40 ind/hr. Occasionally caught in the English and St George’s Channels, with maximum recorded depth of 112 m. Juveniles were most common in the Bristol Channel and especially in Carmarthen Bay (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: Stehmann, M. and D.L. Bürkel, 1984
National Database:

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 ? - 100 m (Ref. 4426).   Temperate; 55°N - 24°N, 16°W - 1°W

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