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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
| name = La Plata skate
| image = Atlantoraja platana.jpg
| image = Atlantoraja platana.jpg
| status = VU
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
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| taxon = Atlantoraja platana
| regnum = [[Animal]]
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| authority = ([[Albert C. L. G. Günther|Günther]], 1880)
| phylum = [[Chordata]]ia
| classis = [[Chondrichthyes]]
| ordo = [[Rajiformes]]
| familia = [[Rajidae]]
| genus = ''[[Atlantoraja]]''
| species = '''''A. platana'''''
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| binomial = ''Atlantoraja platana''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Albert C. L. G. Günther|Günther]], 1880)
| synonyms =
}}
}}

The '''La Plata skate''' ('''''Atlantoraja platana''''') is a species of fish in family [[Rajidae]]. It lives off the coast of [[Brazil]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Argentina]] in depths ranging from 19 to 181 meters. Its total length is about 60 centimeters. Males reach maturity when 86% of total length which means about 47 to 53 centimeters. Females attain maturity at 94% of total length, 45 to 50 centimeters. It is [[oviparous]], lays oblong egg capsules with horned corners. Feeds small fish, [[penaeid]] [[crustaceans]] and [[cephalopods]]. It is relative rare with population trend decreasing, major threat being [[fishing]], although it is mainly a [[bycatch]].
The '''La Plata skate''' (''Atlantoraja platana'') is a species of fish in the family [[Arhynchobatidae]]. It lives off the coast of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina in depths ranging from 19 to 181 meters. Its total length is about 60 centimeters. Males reach maturity when 86% of total length which means about 47 to 53 centimeters. Females attain maturity at 94% of total length, 45 to 50 centimeters. It is [[oviparous]], lays oblong egg capsules with horned corners. Feeds small fish, [[penaeid]] [[crustaceans]] and [[cephalopods]]. It is relative rare with population trend decreasing, major threat being [[fishing]], although it is mainly a [[bycatch]].


==References==
==References==
* {{FishBase species | genus = Atlantoraja | species = platana | year = 2008| month = November }}
* {{FishBase species | genus = Atlantoraja | species = platana | year = 2008| month = November }}
* Pollom, R., Barreto, R., Charvet, P., Chiaramonte, G.E., Cuevas, J.M., Faria, V., Herman, K., Montealegre-Quijano, S., Motta, F., Paesch, L. & Rincon, G. 2020. [https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/63110/3118881 Atlantoraja platana]. Downloaded on 16 January 2021.
* {{Cite web |url={{IUCNlink|63110}} |title=http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/63110 |accessdate=1 January 2009 }}
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.revbiolmar.cl/resumenes/v432/432-327.pdf |title=http://www.revbiolmar.cl/resumenes/v432/432-327.pdf |accessdate=1 January 2009 }}
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.revbiolmar.cl/resumenes/v432/432-327.pdf |accessdate=1 January 2009 }}
* {{Cite web |url=http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/A/Atlantoraja_platana/ |title=http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/A/Atlantoraja_platana/ |accessdate=5 January 2009 }}
* {{Cite web |url=http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/A/Atlantoraja_platana/ |accessdate=5 January 2009 }}


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[[Category:Fish described in 1880]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1880]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther]]



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Latest revision as of 16:30, 19 June 2022

La Plata skate
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Atlantoraja
Species:
A. platana
Binomial name
Atlantoraja platana
(Günther, 1880)

The La Plata skate (Atlantoraja platana) is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae. It lives off the coast of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina in depths ranging from 19 to 181 meters. Its total length is about 60 centimeters. Males reach maturity when 86% of total length which means about 47 to 53 centimeters. Females attain maturity at 94% of total length, 45 to 50 centimeters. It is oviparous, lays oblong egg capsules with horned corners. Feeds small fish, penaeid crustaceans and cephalopods. It is relative rare with population trend decreasing, major threat being fishing, although it is mainly a bycatch.

References[edit]

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Atlantoraja platana" in FishBase. November 2008 version.
  • Pollom, R., Barreto, R., Charvet, P., Chiaramonte, G.E., Cuevas, J.M., Faria, V., Herman, K., Montealegre-Quijano, S., Motta, F., Paesch, L. & Rincon, G. 2020. Atlantoraja platana. Downloaded on 16 January 2021.
  • http://www.revbiolmar.cl/resumenes/v432/432-327.pdf. Retrieved 1 January 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  • http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/A/Atlantoraja_platana/. Retrieved 5 January 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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