Clearnose skate: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Clearnose skate Raja eglanteria

Where the clearnose skate lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 5,266 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See rays, skates & chimaeras on the world map

Scientific name	Raja eglanteria
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Rajiformes
Family	Rajidae

Where does the clearnose skate live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the clearnose skate in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the clearnose skate?

The clearnose skate (Raja eglanteria) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Rajiformes and the family Rajidae, genus Raja. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the clearnose skate

The clearnose skate (Rostroraja eglanteria) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rajidae. R. eglanteria is also known by other common names such as the brier skate and summer skate. Clearnose skates are easily identified by the translucent patches on either side of their snouts and their mottled dorsal surface. They are found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States in shallow waters of the continental shelf.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Clearnose skate (revision 1314005438), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q4668205 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).