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    Bottlenose Skate

    Bottlenose Skate

    Rostroraja alba

    Sharks & Rays
    Endangered

    The Bottlenose Skate (Rostroraja alba) is recorded at 11 diving areas across 6 countries, most often around Cape Town & Western Cape, South Coast and West Coast.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 2 diving regions worldwide.

    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Bazaruto ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Tofo & InhambaneMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Frequently seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Mediterranean & Europe
    Split & Central DalmatiaCroatia
    Rarely seen here
    Vis & BiševoCroatia
    Occasionally seen here
    CorsicaFrance
    Rarely seen here
    South CoastIreland
    Regularly seen here
    West CoastIreland
    Occasionally seen here
    TabarkaTunisia
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderRajiformes
    FamilyRajidae
    GenusRostroraja

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