Aguja skate

Bathyraja aguja

Uncollected since nineteen zero four

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
South America
Large

The aguja skate (Bathyraja aguja) is a species of skate in the family Arhynchobatidae. Little is known about this fish. It has not been collected since its discovery in the open seas off the coast of Point Aguja, Peru in 1904.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Bathyraja
Maximum length: 76 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southeast Pacific: Peru.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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