Arhynchobatidae

abyssal skate

Bathyraja abyssicola

Flattened body hiding its mouth underneath

• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Large

The deep-sea skate (Bathyraja abyssicola) is a species of soft-nose skate, in the family Arhynchobatidae. The species name abyssicola comes from the Greek abyssos meaning "bottomless", and cola meaning "living at depths". It has a depressed body shape with an inferior mouth located underneath.