Mud Skate

Bathyraja taranetzi

Dorsal brown-gray with numerous small darker blotches; white or cream colored ventrally; light spot usually present on posterior pectoral fin; 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; Bering Sea

Depth: 190-590 meters    Size: 70 cm

Species code: 455

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