Beringraja binoculata

(Girard, 1855)

Big skate
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Rajidae

Reference of the original description

Girard, C.F. (1855)
Characteristics of some cartilaginous fishes of the Pacific coast of North America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 7, 196–197

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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Dipturus binoculata, Dipturus binoculatus, Raia binoculata, Raja binoculata, Raja cf. binoculata, Raja cooperi, Raja (Dipturus) binoculata, Uraptera binoculata

Types
Beringraja binoculata

Raja binoculata
XXXX: No types known;

Description :

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Common names
spa

Raya bruja gigante, spa

Raya gigante, $fra $T$$ Raie, eng

Big skate

Short Description
Dorsal fins well back on tail, small; caudal and anal fins absent; pectorals broad, attached to snout and incorporated with body; pelvic fins large, moderately concave on free margins (Ref. 6885). Posterior sides of tail with a small fleshy keel on either side (Ref. 6885).

Distribution
North Pacific: Glubokaya Bay, Cape Navarin, and Stalemate Bank to Cedros Island, Baja California, Mexico.

Human uses
fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums

Biology
Up to 7 embryos per egg case [17050]. Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother [17086]. Feeds on fish and crustaceans [17050].

Size / Weight / Age
244 cm TL (male/unsexed; [17050]); max. published weight: 91.0 kg [17050]

Habitat
demersal; marine; depth range 3 - 800 m (Ref. 6793), usually 3 - 110 m [17050]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=13990;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Kinetoplastea