Common Names

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Vale rog , Dutch , Netherlands

Pale ray , English , France

Pale ray , English , UK

Pallid skate , English , South Africa

Kahvatu süvarai , Estonian , Estonia

Raie pâle , French , France

Raie pâle , French , Global

Heller Tiefenrochen , German , Germany

灰白深海鰩 , Mandarin Chinese , China

灰白深海鳐 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Raya pállida , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Arhynchobatidae

Genus: Bathyraja

Species: Bathyraja pallida (Forster, 1967)

Climate Zone

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bathydemersal

Location

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Northeast Atlantic: known from 3 specimens from the northern Bay of Biscay but distribution no doubt wider.

Biology

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A very rare species found on lower parts of continental slope and on adjacent deep-sea plains (Ref. 3167). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).

Habitat

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bathydemersal

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless