White-blotched skate
📖 Overview
Exhibited migratory pattern of going toward greater depths during colder months for overwintering, while in the warm period, this species predominantly fed at shallower depths Oviparous. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother . Eggs are oblong capsules with stiff pointed horns at the corners deposited in sandy or muddy flats . Egg capsules are 10.19 cm long and 6.28 cm wide .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is distinguished from its congeners Bathyraja in having a white blotches of different sizes on the dorsal surface of the disk, lateral folds of tail are broad; clasper has a large pseudosiphon; dense silky fibers covering egg capsule .: other.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for White-blotched skate is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk . Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 70 - 1200 m , usually 400 - 700 m . Deep-water; 2°C - 6°C ; 59°N - 51°N North Pacific: southern Sea of Okhotsk to the eastern Gulf of Alaska, including the Bering Sea, the waters off the Kuril and Aleutian Islands, and eastern Kamchatka.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | whiteblotched skate |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Witgevlekte rog |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Пятнистый скат |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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