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Longnose skate (Beringraja rhina)
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Longnose skate (Beringraja rhina) specimen
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Rajidae

Longnose skate

Beringraja rhina

Long snout from shore to kilometer depths

  • Marine fish
  • Other
  • Large

Caliraja rhina, commonly known as the longnose skate, is a species of skate in the family Rajidae from the northeast Pacific. It is found from the eastern Bering Sea and Alaska to Baja California and the Gulf of California. The longnose skate is found at depths of 9–1,069 m (30–3,507 ft) and often deeper than the big skate.

Order
Skates
Family
Rajidae
Maximum length
180 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
other
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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