Arhynchobatidae

Butterfly skate

Bathyraja mariposa

Thornless brown wings among the Aleutians

• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Other
• Large
• Temperate fish

Bathyraja mariposa, sometimes referred to as the butterfly skate, is a species of skate found in the Aleutian Islands. It is overall a medium-brown color, lacks thorns on the disc and has indistinct thorns on the tail. It was discovered in 2002 during a National Marine Fisheries Service survey, and first described in 2004.