The bigthorn skate (Rajella barnardi) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is found in Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Western Sahara, possibly Angola, possibly Benin, possibly Cameroon, possibly the Republic of the Congo, possibly Ivory Coast, possibly Gabon, possibly Liberia, possibly Nigeria, and possibly Togo. Its natural habitat is open seas.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Rajella |
| Species: | R. barnardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Rajella barnardi (Norman, 1935)
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Description
editFairly large spines at eyes and along centre of back and tail. Colour brown with groups of lighter spots. Recorded size up to 102 cm.[2]
Synonyms
edit- Raja barnardi Norman, 1935
- Raja confundens Hulley, 1970
- Raja dageti Capapé, 1977[3]
References
edit- ^ Finucci, B.; Derrick, D. (2021). "Rajella barnardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T44650A124436992. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44650A124436992.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Smith, J.L.B. 1977. Smith's sea fishes. Valiant publishers, Cape Town, 1977. ISBN 0-86884-029-7
- ^ Bailly, N. (2013). Rajella barnardi. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217410 on 2014-03-28
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