McCain's Skate
Bathyraja maccaini
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
Bathyraja maccaini, also known as McCain's skate, is a species of softnose skate in the family Arhynchobatidae. It is a demersal species. Its range is poorly understood, but it is distributed in Antarctic and Subantarctic waters from the Orkney and South Shetland Islands to the Antarctic Peninsula. Its distribution may also extend into the Weddell and Ross Seas. It is typically found at depths between 91 and 500 metres.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Rajiformes
- Family
- Arhynchobatidae
- Genus
- Bathyraja