White-blotched skate

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name = White-blotched skate
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regnum = Animalia
Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
subclassis = Elasmobranchii
superordo = Batoidea
ordo = Rajiformes
familia = Rajidae
genus = Bathyraja
species = B. maculata
binomial = Bathyraja maculata
binomial_authority = Ishiyama and Ishihara, 1977 The White-blotched skate ("Bathyraja maculata") is a species of Skate from the western North Pacific. [FishBase species | genus = Bathyraja | species = maculata | year = 2007 | month = November] An adult is approximately 1 meter in length, and is found at depths of up to 1 kilometer. [cite web|title = Bathyraja maculata (White-Blotched Skate)|author = ZipcodeZoo.com | accessdate = 2007-11-13 | url = http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/B/Bathyraja_maculata.asp] Unlike any other known member of the genus "Bathyraja", the White-blotched skate has white blotches on a grey to brown dorsal surface, while the ventral side is lighter in color with darker blotches. Dorsal side is rough with spines, while the ventral side is smooth. [cite journal| last = Ishiyama| first = Reizo| coauthors = Hajime Ishihara| title = Five New Species of Skates in the Genus "Bathyraja from the Western North Pacific, with Reference to Their Interspecific Relationships| journal = Japanese Journal of Ichthyology| volume = 24| issue = 2| pages = 71–90]

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