Description

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Common Names

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Okhotskrog , Dutch , Netherlands

Okhotsk skate , English , South Africa

Okhotsk skate , English , Kuril Is.

Okhotsk skate , English , USA

Okhotsk skate , English , Alaska

Okhotsk skate , English , Global

Thornless skate , English , Alaska

Ohhoota süvarai , Estonian , Estonia

Kitanokasube , Japanese , Japan

紫色深海鰩 , Mandarin Chinese , China

紫色深海鳐 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Arhynchobatidae

Genus: Bathyraja

Species: Bathyraja violacea (Suvorov, 1935)

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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Biology

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Oviparous. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother (Ref. 205). Eggs are oblong capsules with stiff pointed horns at the corners deposited in sandy or muddy flats (Ref. 205). Egg capsules are 8.5 cm long and 6.7 cm wide (Ref. 41249).

Habitat

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demersal