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The '''white-blotched skate''', ''Bathyraja maculata'', is a species of [[skate]] from the western North [[Pacific]].<ref>{{FishBase species | genus = Bathyraja | species = maculata | year = 2007 | month = November}}</ref> An adult is approximately 1 meter in length, and is found at depths of up to 1 kilometer.<ref>{{cite web|title = Bathyraja maculata (White-Blotched Skate)|author = ZipcodeZoo.com | accessdate = 2007-11-13 | url = http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/B/Bathyraja_maculata.asp}}</ref> Unlike any other known member of the genus ''[[Bathyraja]]'', the white-blotched skate has white blotches on a grey to brown dorsal surface, while the ventral side is lighter in color with darker blotches. Dorsal side is rough with spines, while the ventral side is smooth. <ref>{{cite journal| last = Ishiyama| first = Reizo| coauthors = Hajime Ishihara| title = Five New Species of Skates in the Genus ''Bathyraja from the Western North Pacific, with Reference to Their Interspecific Relationships| journal = Japanese Journal of Ichthyology| volume = 24| issue = 2| pages = 71–90}}</ref> |
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The white-blotched skate, Bathyraja maculata, is a species of skate from the western North Pacific.[1] An adult is approximately 1 meter in length, and is found at depths of up to 1 kilometer.[2] Unlike any other known member of the genus Bathyraja, the white-blotched skate has white blotches on a grey to brown dorsal surface, while the ventral side is lighter in color with darker blotches. Dorsal side is rough with spines, while the ventral side is smooth. [3]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Bathyraja maculata" in FishBase. November 2007 version.
- ^ ZipcodeZoo.com. "Bathyraja maculata (White-Blotched Skate)". Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ Ishiyama, Reizo. "Five New Species of Skates in the Genus Bathyraja from the Western North Pacific, with Reference to Their Interspecific Relationships". Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. 24 (2): 71–90.
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