Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Rajiformes > Rajidae > Leucoraja > Leucoraja melitensis

Leucoraja melitensis (Maltese ray; Maltese skate; Maltese brown ray)

Synonyms: Raia melitensis; Raja melitensis
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Maltese skate or Maltese ray (Leucoraja melitensis) is a species of fish in the Rajidae family. It is found in Algeria, Italy, Malta, and Tunisia. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Leucoraja melitensis

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Leucoraja melitensis

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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0