Sandpaper Skate

Bathyraja kincaidii

Gliding from Canada toward Baja California

Yellow
Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
Large
Temperate fish

Sandpaper Skate is a marine fish associated with ocean habitats. The available account notes this characteristic: Gliding from Canada toward Baja California.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Bathyraja
Maximum length: 62 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: North Pacific: Canada (British Columbia) south to Baja California, Mexico. Possibly up to Alaska (may be confused with Bathyraja interrupta ), but this northern extent cannot be verified.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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