Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Arhynchobatidae

Genus: Bathyraja

Species: Bathyraja trachouros (Ishiyama, 1958)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

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 10.6-13.2 cm long and 7.6-8.6 cm wide (Ref. 41249, 41253). Depth range given by H. Ishihara (pers.comm. 07/07).

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Threat to Humans

Harmless