Hokkaido skate

Arctoraja simoterus

Rounded snout carrying a complete row of thorns

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Other
Large
Temperate fish

Hokkaido skate is a marine fish living in ocean habitats. One feature is particularly easy to remember: Rounded snout carrying a complete row of thorns.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Arctoraja
Maximum length: 101 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: off northern Japan.

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