Clearnose Skate
Rostroraja eglanteria
- Class
- Cartilaginous fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,156
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Clearnose skate”.