Description

Grey in color; diamond-shaped and without large thorns on body or tail (Ref. 26346).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Arhynchobatidae

Genus: Bathyraja

Species: Bathyraja richardsoni (Garrick, 1961)

Climate Zone

Location

• North Atlantic and South Pacific (Cook Strait, New Zealand), but probably cosmopolitan.

Biology

Found in deepwater on lower parts of continental slopes, on submarine rises and on deep-sea plains adjacent to both (Ref. 3167). Feeds mainly on fishes, with a small amount of shrimps (Ref. 3167). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 3167.

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless