Multispine skate

Bathyraja multispinis

Thorny wings across both southern oceans

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
South America
Large
Temperate fish

Multispine skate is a marine fish of Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic. The species occupies deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 114 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Bathyraja
Maximum length: 114 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Chile (Ref. 27540 ), northwest of the Falkland Islands (Ref. 26282 ), Uruguay and Argentina (Ref. 58839 ).
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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