Bathyraja chapmani, Chapman's skate

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Bathyraja chapmani Ebert, Alfaro-Shigueto, Velez-Zuazo, Pajuelo & Mangel, 2022

Chapman's skate
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates)
Etymology: Bathyraja: Greek, bathys = deep + Latin, raja, -ae = a ray (Raja sp) (Ref. 45335); chapmani: Named for Demian Chapman, for his contributions to shark and ray conservation and research.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 1714 m (Ref. 127873). Deep-water

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Southeastern Pacific: Peru.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 113 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 127873)

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This large species (to at least 112.6 cm TL) with a rhombic disc, is distinguished from other Peruvian species (as well as all other southeast Pacific congeners) by the following characters: a uniform black-to-chocolate or dark-plumbrown colouration, notably the same on both dorsal and ventral surfaces (vs. dorsal and ventral surfaces of different colors, except B. aguja; an irregular spotted pattern on both dorsal and ventral surfaces (vs. no spotting or, in B. aguja, two symmetrically arranged, large, white spots on dorsal surface at pectoral-fin bases and symmetrically arranged white spots along disc margins); differs from Peruvian congeners by having more precaudal vertebrae 79-81 (vs. 62-71); fewer pectoral-fin radials 69-70 (vs. 72-83) (Ref. 127873).
Cross section: flattened.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Ebert, D.A., J. Alfaro-Shigueto, X. Velez-Zuazo, M. Pajuelo and J.C. Mangel, 2022. Bathyraja chapmani n. sp., a new deep-sea skate (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae) from the Southeast Pacific Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 39:23-35. (Ref. 127873)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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