Butterfly Skate

Bathyraja mariposa

Dorsal distinctively mottled with bright yellow blotches and smaller black spots on a greenish brown background, distinct yellow band near base of tail; ventral surface white; orbital, scapular, nuchal, and mid-dorsal thorns absent; thorns on tail small; dorsal surface and tail covered in fine denticles; ventral side smooth; tail longer than precaudal length

Occurence: Aleutian Islands

Depth: 90-448 meters    Size: 76 cm

Species code: 483

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