Brown Skate
Raja miraletus
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Rajiformes
- Family
- Rajidae
- Genus
- Raja
Where to Find
Found in 16 diving areas across 9 countries and 2 regions.
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 12 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 10 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 2 records
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 9 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 168 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 70 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 136 records
- Larnaca, Cyprus - 6 records
- Paphos & Coral Bay, Cyprus - 6 records
- Corsica, France - 9 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 1 records
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro - 15 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 3 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 10 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 5 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 3 records