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| name = La Plata skate
| name = La Plata skate
| image = Atlantoraja platana.jpg
| image = Atlantoraja platana.jpg
| status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| regnum = [[Animal]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]ia
| classis = [[Chondrichthyes]]
| classis = [[Chondrichthyes]]
| ordo = [[Rajiformes]]
| ordo = [[Rajiformes]]
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| binomial = ''Atlantoraja platana''
| binomial = ''Atlantoraja platana''
| binomial_authority = ([[Albert C. L. G. Günther|Günther]], 1880)
| binomial_authority = ([[Albert C. L. G. Günther|Günther]], 1880)
| synonyms = }}
| synonyms =
}}

The '''La Plata skate''' ('''''Atlantoraja platana''''') is a species of fish in [[Rajidae]] family. 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 [[Rajidae]] family. 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]].


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[[Category:Animals described in 1880]]
[[Category:Cartilaginous fish described in the 19th century]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1880]]



{{Rajiformes-stub}}
{{Rajiformes-stub}}

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La Plata skate
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A. platana
Binomial name
Atlantoraja platana
(Günther, 1880)

The La Plata skate (Atlantoraja platana) is a species of fish in Rajidae family. 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

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Atlantoraja platana" in FishBase. November 2008 version.
  • "http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/63110". Retrieved 1 January 2009. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  • "http://www.revbiolmar.cl/resumenes/v432/432-327.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 1 January 2009. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  • "http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/A/Atlantoraja_platana/". Retrieved 5 January 2009. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)