RAJIDAE

Edwards, A. J., Gill, A. C. & Abohweyere, P. O., 2003, A revision of F. R. Irvine’s Ghanaian marine fishes in the collections of The Natural History Museum, London, Journal of Natural History 37 (18), pp. 2213-2267 : 2227

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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930210138359

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scientific name

RAJIDAE
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Some four or five species occur in coastal waters in the Gulf of Guinea area of tropical West Africa (Stehmann in Quéro et al., 1990: 29–50). Several other species in the family occur offshore in deep water (over 200 m depth) on the continental slope. On average about 10 500 tonnes of Rajiformes are recorded as being caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000) .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Rajiformes

Family

Rajidae

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