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Okhotsk skate (Bathyraja violacea)
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Okhotsk skate (Bathyraja violacea) specimen
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Arhynchobatidae

Okhotsk skate

Bathyraja violacea

Pairs embrace before laying twin eggs

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

Okhotsk skate is known around Northwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 102 cm.

Order
Skates
Maximum length
102 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk off Hokkaido, Japan to the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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