Whitebrow skate
📖 Overview
Juveniles feed mainly on amphipods, adults feed on crabs and fish . 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 7.6 cm long and 5.5 cm wide .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is distinguished from its congeners in Bathyraja in having a whitish area along the inner margin of eyes; dorsal side of disc with minute fine prickles; pointed clasper with a pseudosiphon-like groove; dense, minute prickles covering smaller egg capsule .: other.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Whitebrow 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 . Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 150 - 1420 m . Temperate North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk off Abashiri, Japan to the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Bering Sea.
🌿 Ecology
amphipods, adults feed on crabs and fish (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Smallthorn Skate · Whitebrow skate |
| 🌍CES | rejnok malotrnný |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Subesubekasube · スベスベカスベ |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Kleingestekelde rog |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Белобровый скат · Мелкошипый скат |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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