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Challenger’s skate (Bathyraja isotrachys)
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Challenger’s skate (Bathyraja isotrachys) specimen
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Arhynchobatidae

Challenger’s skate

Bathyraja isotrachys

Even spines trace cold waters southward

  • Temperate
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Large
  • Temperate fish

Challenger’s skate is a marine fish of Northwest Pacific. The species occupies deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 76.2 cm.

Order
Skates
Maximum length
76.2 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk to southern Japan.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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