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deepwater ray (Rajella bathyphila)
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Rajidae

deepwater ray

Rajella bathyphila

Ninety Centimeters Ray

  • Circumpolar Arctic
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North America
  • Polar regions
  • Other
  • Large

The deepwater ray (Rajella bathyphila), also called the deepwater skate or abyssal skate, is a species of skate in the family Rajidae.

Order
Skates
Family
Rajidae
Genus
Rajella
Maximum length
90 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
other
Distribution
North Atlantic and adjacent Arctic: ne USA to Rockall Trough (British Isles) (Ref. 114953 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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