| Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates) |
| 74.4 cm WD (male/unsexed); 72.2 cm WD (female) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 200 - 400 m |
| Northwest Pacific: north of Tôhoku, Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk. |
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This species is distinguished from its congeners in Bathyraja in having a dark purplish brown color on both sides of the body; the spiracle is longer than eyeball and with deep concavity at their anterior part; clasper with a deep cleft; dense silky fibers cover the egg capsule (Ref. 75535). |
| Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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