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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Notoro skate

Bathyraja notoroensis Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
71.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Notoro skate (Bathyraja notoroensis) is a ray-finned fish of the family Arhynchobatidae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters in benthic environments. With a trophic level of 4, it is a mid-level predator.

Scientific Name
Bathyraja notoroensis
Authority
Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Other
Trophic Level
4
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
71.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

This species is distinguished from its congeners in Bathyraja in having a dark greyish brown color on both sides of the body; its clasper rather short with a shallow cleft; distance between extremity of pseudosiphon and tip of clasper is wide .: other.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Notoro skate is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

small fish
crustaceans
cephalopods

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous

Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk . Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 600 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk around eastern Hokkaido, Japan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
4±0.7

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00562 × L3.13 (TL)

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
71.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
4
Apex / Top predator
Body Shape
Other
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Notoro Skate
🌍CES rejnok notoronský
🇯🇵Japanese ノトロカスベ
🇳🇱Dutch Notororog

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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