Abyssal Skate

The deepsea skate, Bathyraja abyssicola, is a species of softnose skate, family Rajidae, found in deep water from 362 to 2,906 m, usually on the continental slope. They are distributed from off northern Baja California around Coronado Island and Cortes Bank, north to the Bering Sea, and west to Japan. It is fairly common below 1,000 m, and is taken as by-catch in deepwater trawls and traps. The species name abyssicola comes from the Greek abyssos...