Bathyraja multispinis
Bathyraja multispinis (Norman, 1937)
Multispine skate
Bathyraja multispinis
photo by Meneses, P.D.


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Family:  Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates)
Max. size:  114 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Chile (Ref. 27540), northwest of the Falkland Islands (Ref. 26282), Uruguay and Argentina (Ref. 58839).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 07 February 2019 (A2bd) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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