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thorny skate

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Noun1.thorny skate - cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40 inches
skate - large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
genus Raja, Raja - type genus of the family Rajidae


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The reproduction cycle of the thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata) in the western Gulf of Maine.
Abstract--The thorny skate {Amblyraja radiata) is a large species of skate that is endemic to the waters of the western north Atlantic in the Gulf of Maine.
Recent stock assessment studies in the northeast United States indicate that the biomass of the thorny skate is below the threshold levels mandated by the Sustainable Fisheries Act.
 
 
 
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