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The clearnose skate, Raja eglanteria, is a type of skate native to the entire state of Florida where it resides in brackish and salt waters. Its range extends north to Massachusetts, and may even be found as far north as Canada. The water in which this skate lives is usually shallow,but this species frequents fairly deep water also. The seafloor is this skates territory and is usually composed of sand and soft sediment. The average size...

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Gibbons, Ruth E., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=fishes&irn=10575641
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_eglanteria

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