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Dactylobatus
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Dactylobatus

Dactylobatus is a genus of skates in the family Rajidae. They are found in deep waters in the western Atlantic Ocean from Brazil to the United States, including the Gulf of Mexico.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Skilletskate

speciesDactylobatus armatus

Hookskate

speciesDactylobatus clarkii

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87827.