Raja montereyensis
The Monterey Skate (Raja montereyensis) was first described from an immature female specimen taken near Santa Cruz, California. According to Ebert (2003), Raja montereyensis is now considered a junior synonym of Raja stellulata (the Starry Skate). According to Walford (1935), between and in front of the eyes the Monterey Skate has a groove with bony sides, whereas the Starry Skate lacks such a groove, the top of the snout being entirely soft and fleshy. The back is various shades of brown, mottled and spotted with dark brown, and with a dark spot surrounded with a ring of small dark irregular spots at the base of each pectoral fin; this spot is followed by a smaller pale or white spot. These skates, which live in moderately deep water from Santa Cruz to La Jolla (California, U.S.A.), reach a length of between 1½ and 2 feet.. They reproduce by depositing eggs.
- Barnhart, P. S. (1936). Marine fishes of Southern California,. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press.
- Ebert, D.A. 2003. Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras of California. University of California Press. Berkeley, CA.
- Starks, E. C. (1952). The Adult of Raja Montereyensis Gilbert. Copeia, 18, 2-5.
- Walford, L.A. 1935. The Sharks and Rays of California. California Bureau of Commercial Fisheries FishBulletin No. 45. California State Fisheries Laboratory, Terminal Island, California. View current version
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Raja montereyensis Gilbert 1915
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