Deep Sea Skate
Bathyraja abyssicola
- Rare
- Depths 360 to 2,900 m; usually greater than 1,000 m
- Total length to 155 cm
- Dark gray to dark brown or black
- Ventral surface darker than dorsal, whitish around mouth
- Snout: flexible, long and narrow
- No scapular thorns; one to five nuchal thorns
- Continuous row of thorns, pelvic region to tail
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