- Maltese skate
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Maltese skate Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Rajiformes Family: Rajidae Genus: Leucoraja Species: L. melitensis Binomial name Leucoraja melitensis
(R. S. Clark, 1926)The Maltese skate or Maltese ray (Leucoraja melitensis) is a species of fish in the Rajidae family. It is found in Algeria, Italy, Malta, and Tunisia. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sustainable consumption
In 2010, Greenpeace International has added the maltese skate (leucoraja melitensis) to its seafood red list. "The Greenpeace International seafood red list is a list of fish that are commonly sold in supermarkets around the world, and which have a very high risk of being sourced from unsustainable fisheries."[1]
References
Source
- Ungaro, N., Serena, F., Dulvy, N.K., Tinti, F., Bertozzi, M., Pasolini, P., Mancusi, C., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G. & participants of SSC Shark SG Mediterranean workshop 2006. Leucoraja melitensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
Categories:- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Leucoraja
- Fauna of Malta
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