Bathyraja richardsoni

Bathyraja richardsoni, WIde-eye Skate_2. Soure FAO 2013.
Bathyraja richardsoni, WIde-eye Skate_2.
Soure FAO 2013.
Bathyraja richardsoni, WIde-eye Skate_3. Soure FAO 2013.
Bathyraja richardsoni, WIde-eye Skate_3.
Soure FAO 2013.
Bathyraja richardsoni, WIde-eye Skate_1. Soure FAO 2013.
Bathyraja richardsoni, WIde-eye Skate_1.
Soure FAO 2013.
FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
ArhynchobatidaeBathyraja richardsoni(Garrick)1961Wide-eye Skate

Bathyraja richardsoni

Unique Characteristics: No thorns on upper disc (except for alar thorn patches of mature males), only a median row of 15-20 blunt thorns along tail to first dorsal fin, interdorsal thorns absent (i.e., no thorns between close-set dorsal fins). Upper surface almost entirely set with coarse dermal denticles. Upper side usually dark brown-greyish, but intensity may vary; underside similar but always with irregular whitish markings along midbody, in pelvic region and on tail.

Similar Species: None

Reference: 
(FAO 2013) Ebert, D.A. and M.F.W. Stehmann. 2013. Sharks, batoids, and chimaeras of the North Atlantic. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 7. Rome, FAO. 523 pp.