| Family: |
Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates) |
| Max. size: |
134 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 8,500.0 g |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 70 - 1200 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: southern Sea of Okhotsk to the eastern Gulf of Alaska, including the Bering Sea, the waters off the Kuril and Aleutian Islands, and eastern Kamchatka. |
| Diagnosis: |
This species is distinguished from its congeners Bathyraja in having a white blotches of different sizes on the dorsal surface of the disk, lateral folds of tail are broad; clasper has a large pseudosiphon; dense silky fibers covering egg capsule (Ref. 75535). |
| Biology: |
Exhibited migratory pattern of going toward greater depths during colder months for overwintering, while in the warm period, this species predominantly fed at shallower depths Oviparous. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother (Ref. 205). Eggs are oblong capsules with stiff pointed horns at the corners deposited in sandy or muddy flats (Ref. 205). Egg capsules are 10.19 cm long and 6.28 cm wide (Ref. 41249). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 September 2023 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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