Abyssal Skate
Bathyraja abyssicola
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
The deep-sea skate is a species of soft-nose skate, in the family Arhynchobatidae. The species name abyssicola comes from the Greek abyssos meaning "bottomless", and cola meaning "living at depths". It has a depressed body shape with an inferior mouth located underneath. Under the genus Bathyraja, B. abyssicola is also part of the order Rajiformes and subclass Elasmobranchii. This is a subclass of Chondrichthyes, or cartilaginous fish like other rays, skates, and sharks.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Rajiformes
- Family
- Arhynchobatidae
- Genus
- Bathyraja