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Arhynchobatidae

Chapman’s skate

Bathyraja chapmani

Named from Peruvian depths in twenty twenty two

  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • South America
  • Large

Bathyraja chapmani, commonly known as Chapman's skate, is a species of deep-sea skate in the family Arhynchobatidae. This species was described in 2022 by D.A. Ebert, J. Alfaro-Shigueto, X. Velez-Zuazo, M. Pajuelo, and J.C. Mangel.

Order
Skates
Maximum length
113 cm
Distribution
Southeastern Pacific: Peru.

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