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Amblyraja hyperborea (Collett, 1879)

Arctic skate
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Faeroe Islands country information

Common names: Ishavsskøta, Íshavsskøta, Lógvaskøta
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Joensen, J.S. and Å. Vedel Tåning, 1970
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Abundant in the cold localities north of the islands and in the Faroe-Shetland Channel (Ref. 3167). Also Ref. 117245.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fo.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Stehmann, M. and D.L. Bürkel, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Raie arctique, Raya ártica, شِفنين بحري قُطبية, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchi (squali e razze) (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Amblyraja: Greek, amblys = darkness + Latin, raja, -ae = ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia


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