Bathyraja meridionalis Stehmann, 1987
Dark-belly skate
Bathyraja meridionalis
photo by Reyes, P.

Family:  Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates)
Max. size:  120 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range - 800 m
Distribution:  Southwest Atlantic: Argentina (Ref. 58839). Southern Ocean: South Georgia Island. Some Soviet records reported from near Balleny Island in the western Pacific sector indicate a circumglobal Southern Ocean distribution of this species.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 February 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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