Alaska Skate
Bathyraja parmifera
- Rare
- Depths 20 to 1,400 m; usually 50 to 250 m
- Total length to 110 cm
- Dark grayish brown to olive brown, with black spots and sometimes white spots
- Snout: flexible and short
- Prominent scapular thorns
- Interrupted or continuous row of thorns, head to first dorsal fin
- Often mistaken for starry skate
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