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roughtail skate (Bathyraja trachura)
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roughtail skate (Bathyraja trachura) specimen
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Arhynchobatidae

roughtail skate

Bathyraja trachura

Rough back hunting fish crustaceans and worms

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • Large

roughtail skate is a marine fish found around Northeastern Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 91 cm.

Order
Skates
Maximum length
91 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Northeastern Pacific: from the Bering Sea, south to gthe Gulf of California, Mexico, and to the west to the Sea of Okhotsk.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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