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Bathyraja spinicauda (Jensen, 1914)

Spinytail skate
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Common names: Raie à queue épineuse, Raie à queue épineuse, Spinytail skate
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Nunavut (Ref. 58426) to Nova Scotia (Ref. 5951). Reported from Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay. A decline has been observed in Canadian waters (Ref. 117245).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Leim, A.H. and W.B. Scott, 1966
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Spinetail ray, Raie à queue épineuse, Spiny-tailed skate, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates)
Etymology: Bathyraja: Greek, bathys = deep + Latin, raja, -ae = a ray (Raja sp) (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 111 - 2949 m (Ref. 117245), usually 165 - 255 m (Ref. 7251).   Boreal; 2°C - 8°C (Ref. 117245); 80°N - 42°N, 80°W - 50°E

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