Kingdom Animalia Class Chondrichthyes Family Rajidae Scientific name Bathyraja brachyurops | Phylum Chordata Order Rajiformes Genus Bathyraja Rank Species | |
Similar White‑dotted skate, Graytail skate, Bathyraja, Psammobatis, Smallnose fanskate | ||
Broadnose skate (Bathyraja brachyurops) is a species of skate in the family Rajidae. This fish occurs on 28 to 604 meters, mostly at depths shallower than 250 meters, from Valdivia and Estrecho de Magallanes to Argentina and the Falkland Islands. It has the maximum total length of about 125 centimeters which it reaches in about 20 years. Both sexes reach maturity at age 8–10 years.
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