COMMON NAMES:
Winter Skate.
SCIENTIFIC
NAME:
Raja ocellata
DESCRIPTION:
Rounded snout. Anterior margins of disc concave. Dorsum beige with many dark
spots. Ocelli (eye spot) on each pectoral fin. Ventrum pale.
RANGE:
Western Atlantic, from Newfoundland to North Carolina. Common along the New
England coastline.
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