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
Dactylobatus clarkii
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Domain: Eukaryota
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

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Two species are recognized in this genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Dactylobatus". FishBase. October 2012 version.