#dipturus laevis

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Barndoor Skate

scientific name: dipturus laevis

• length: 1.5 m (5 ft)

• height: cant find but not a lot lol

• weight : 18 kg (40 lb).

• diet : bivalve mollusks, squid, rock crabs, lobsters, shrimp, and marine worms to a variety of fishes

my personal rating : 7.5/10

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[astronomy-to-zoology]

Barndoor Skate (Dipturus laevis)

...is a species of skate native to the Northwestern Atlantic and parts of the Atlantic coast of the United States and Canada. Like other skates the barndoor skate is a bottom-dweller and feeds on other bottom dwelling animals like crustaceans, molluscs, and some fish (depending on the size of the skate). Barndoor skates are notoriously slow-growing and live long lives, with some individuals living up to 18 years long. Barndoor skates are currently listed as endangered as over-fishing and trawling have thinned their population, several conservation efforts have been put in place in effort to save the species.

Phylogeny

Animalia-Chordata-Chondrichthyes-Rajiformes-Rajidae-Dipturus-laevis

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