Alaska Skate (Arctoraja parmifera)

FishverifiedLeast Concern

Arctoraja parmifera

(Bean, 1881)

Alaska Skate

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

20–1450 m

Max size

1.35 m

Max weight

18.2 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Rajiformes

Family

Rajidae

Other species in Rajidae

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Dentiraja lemprieri

Denticulate Skate

California Ray (Beringraja inornata)

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Starry Ray (Amblyraja radiata)

Amblyraja radiata

Starry Ray

Thornback Ray (Raja clavata)

Raja clavata

Thornback Ray

Longnose Skate (Beringraja rhina)

Beringraja rhina

Longnose Skate

Mottled Skate (Beringraja pulchra)

Beringraja pulchra

Mottled Skate

Blonde Ray (Raja brachyura)

Raja brachyura

Blonde Ray

New Zealand Smooth Skate (Dipturus innominatus)

Dipturus innominatus

New Zealand Smooth Skate

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