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Bathyraja notoroensis Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977 Notoro skate |
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photo by
Ishihara, H. |
| Family: | Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates) | |||
| Max. size: | 58.2 cm WD (male/unsexed); 59 cm WD (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range - 600 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk around eastern Hokkaido, Japan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished from its congeners in Bathyraja in having a dark greyish brown color on both sides of the body; its clasper rather short with a shallow cleft; distance between extremity of pseudosiphon and tip of clasper is wide (Ref. 75535). | |||
| Biology: | Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||