Dactylobatus
Genus of cartilaginous fishes
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Dactylobatus is a genus of skates in the family Rajidae. They are found in deep waters in the western Atlantic Ocean from Brazil to the United States, including the Gulf of Mexico.
| Dactylobatus | |
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| Dactylobatus clarkii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Dactylobatus B. A. Bean & A. C. Weed, 1909 |
| Type species | |
| Dactylobatus armatus B. A. Bean & A. C. Weed, 1909 | |
Species
Two species are recognized in this genus:[1]
- Dactylobatus armatus B. A. Bean & A. C. Weed, 1909 (skillet skate)
- Dactylobatus clarkii (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958) (hook skate)
