Smalleyed ray

Smalleyed ray
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Raja
Species: R. microocellata
Binomial name
Raja microocellata
(Montagu, 1818)

The smalleyed ray (Raja microocellata) is a species of fish in the Rajidae family. It is found off the coasts of France, Ireland, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Western Sahara. Its natural habitats are open seas and shallow seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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