Aleutian Skate

Bathyraja aleutica

Dorsal light gray to dark gray, may have vague black ocellus on pectoral fins; ventral white with grayish margins; snout elongated; orbital thorns absent; scapular and nuchal thorns present; mid-dorsal thorns extend from nuchal area to dorsal fins and are continuous or interrupted; tail thorns present; dorsal side covered with fine denticles; tail length equal to or longer than precaudal length

Occurence: SE Alaska to Bering Sea; Japan

Depth: 49-950 meters    Size: 150 cm

Species code: 472

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