Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates) |
58.2 cm WD (male/unsexed); 59 cm WD (female) |
demersal; marine; depth range - 600 m |
Northwest Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk around eastern Hokkaido, Japan. |
This species is distinguished from its congeners in Bathyraja in having a dark greyish brown color on both sides of the body; its clasper rather short with a shallow cleft; distance between extremity of pseudosiphon and tip of clasper is wide (Ref. 75535). |
Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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