Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Arhynchobatidae

Genus: Bathyraja

Species: Bathyraja papilionifera Stehmann, 1985

Climate Zone

Location

• Southwest Atlantic: known from the type locality, off Argentina and Uruguay (Ref. 58839).

Biology

Holotype taken from a depth between 940 and 1040 m (Ref. 26282). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless