Bathyraja spinosissima

(Beebe & Tee-Van, 1941)


White skate
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae

Reference of the original description
Beebe, W. & Tee-Van, J. (1941)
Eastern Pacific expeditions of the New York Zoological Society. XXVIII. Fishes from the tropical eastern Pacific. [From Cedros Island, Lower California, south to the Galápagos Islands and northern Peru.] Part 3. Rays, Mantas and Chimaeras. Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society, 26(3), 245–280

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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Bathyraja cf. spinosissima, Bathyraja spinossisima, Psammobatus spinosissimus

Types
Bathyraja spinosissima
Holotype: SU: 46500 (old: NYZS 6132);


Description :


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Common names
spa Raya blanca, fra \(T\) Raie blanche, eng Pacific white skate, eng Spiny skate, eng White skate

Distribution
Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands (Ref. 9261). Reported from the Sea of Okhotsk (Ref. 41724). Source: www.gbif.org

Human uses
fisheries: of no interest

Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell [17086].

Size / Weight / Age
150 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9261))

Habitat
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 800 - 2938 m (Ref. 50610)

Remarks
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