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Rajella bathyphila (Holt & Byrne, 1908) Deep-water ray |
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photo by
Treberg, J. |
| Family: | Rajidae (Skates) | |||
| Max. size: | 90 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 600 - 2300 m | |||
| Distribution: | North Atlantic and adjacent Arctic: ne USA to Rockall Trough (British Isles) (Ref. 114953). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Lower surface of the discus dark brown, darker in upper surface. Without definite markings, outer edges of pectoral and pelvic fins shading to darker (Ref. 6902). | |||
| Biology: | Found on deeper continental slopes and probably abyssal plains, mainly deeper than 1,400 m (Ref. 3167). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). It is caught as by-catch in low numbers by deep trawl fisheries (Ref. 117245). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 June 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||