Raja maderensis
Raja maderensis is a species of hardnose skate.
Description
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
Ecology
Etymology
Madeira, a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.
Taxonomy
References
- 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