Malacoraja senta

Malacoraja senta, SMooth Skate. Source: FAO 2013.
Malacoraja senta, Smooth Skate.
Source: FAO 2013.
Malacoraja senta, Smooth Skate. Source: FAO 2002.
Malacoraja senta, Smooth Skate.
Source: FAO 2002.
amilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
RajidaeMalacoraja senta(Garman)1885Smooth Skate

Malacoraja senta

Unique Characteristics: Tip of snout firm; rostral cartilage moderately stout to stout. Anterior pectoral-fin rays distinctly separated from tip of snout. Snout generally not elongated. Anterolateral margin of disc straight to slightly convex (line connecting tip of snout to anterior aspect of lateral corner of disc intersecting disc). Ampullar pores on ventral surface of disc not darkly pigmented. Distal fourth to third of tail without distinct thorns but uniformly covered with denticles

Similar Species: None

Reference

(FAO 2013) Ebert, D.A. and M.F.W. Stehmann. 2013. Sharks, batoids, and chimaeras of the North Atlantic. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 7. Rome, FAO. 523 pp.