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Bigtail skate (Dipturus macrocauda)
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Bigtail skate (Dipturus macrocauda) specimen
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Rajidae

Bigtail skate

Dipturus macrocauda

A broad tail sweeps across soft seafloor

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

Bigtail skate is known around Northwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 120 cm.

Order
Skates
Family
Rajidae
Maximum length
120 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan and the East China Sea.
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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