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including Gulf <strong>of</strong> <strong>California</strong> (Zorzi and Anderson 1988). Bottom at 846–2,322 m (2,775–7,616 ft) (min.:<br />
Ebert 2003; max.: Zorzi and Anderson 1988). Also recently as Raja badia.<br />
Bathyraja abyssicola (Gilbert, 1896). Deepsea Skate. To 157 cm (63 in) TL (Sheiko and Tranbenkova 1998).<br />
Southern Japan (Nakaya in Amaoka et al. 1983); western Bering Sea (Mecklenburg et al. 2002), Aleutian<br />
Islands south <strong>of</strong> Tanaga Island (Zorzi and Anderson 1990) and north <strong>of</strong> Unalaska Island (UW 45833,<br />
UW 46058), eastern Gulf <strong>of</strong> Alaska (Mecklenburg et al. 2002), and northern British Columbia (Gilbert<br />
1896) to Islas Coronados, northern Baja <strong>California</strong> (Zorzi and Anderson 1988). Bottom at 362–2,904 m<br />
(1,195–9,528 ft) (min.: Zorzi and Anderson 1988 [CAS 38013]; max.: Gilbert 1896 [USNM 48623;<br />
1,588 fm]).<br />
Bathyraja aleutica (Gilbert, 1896). Aleutian Skate. To about 161 cm (63.4 in) TL (Zenger 2004). Northern<br />
Japan to Bering Sea to southeastern Alaska (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) and northern British Columbia<br />
(G. E. Gillespie, pers. comm. to C. W. M.) to Cape Mendocino, northern <strong>California</strong> (H<strong>of</strong>f 2002). Bottom<br />
at 15–1,602 m (49–5,256 ft; Sheiko and Fedorov 2000).<br />
Bathyraja interrupta (Gill & Townsend, 1897). Black Skate or Sandpaper Skate. To 86 cm (34 in) TL (Ishihara<br />
and Ishiyama 1985). Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to Cortes Bank, southern <strong>California</strong> (Eschmeyer<br />
and Herald 1983). Bottom at 37–1,372 m (121–4,500 ft) (min.: Stevenson 2004; max.: Miller and Lea<br />
1972). Recently as Rhinoraja interrupta. <strong>The</strong> status <strong>of</strong> Bathyraja kincaidii (Garman, 1908), treated by<br />
some authors as a junior synonym <strong>of</strong> B. interrupta and by others as a species distinct from B. interrupta,<br />
needs further study. For B. kincaidii treated as a separate species: To 56 cm (22 in) TL (Ebert 2003), also<br />
reported to 63 cm (24.8 in; C. Perez, 2004 Western Groundfish Conference) and 66 cm (26 in; W. A.<br />
Palsson, pers. comm. to M. L.). Northern Baja <strong>California</strong> to British Columbia and possibly the Gulf <strong>of</strong><br />
Alaska (Ebert 2003). At depths <strong>of</strong> about 200–500 m (656–1,640 ft; Ebert 2003), reported as shallow as<br />
18 m (60 ft; W. A. Palsson, pers. comm. to M. L.).<br />
Bathyraja lindbergi Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977. Commander Skate. To 102 cm (40.2 in) TL (Zenger 2004).<br />
Okhotsk Sea <strong>of</strong>f Hokkaido (Nakaya in Amaoka et al. 1983) to Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, with<br />
unconfirmed report <strong>of</strong> range to western Gulf <strong>of</strong> Alaska (Mecklenburg et al. 2002). Bottom at 120–<br />
1,200 m (394–3,937 ft) (min.: Mecklenburg et al. 2002; max.: H<strong>of</strong>f and Britt 2003) and possibly to<br />
2,000 m (6,562 ft). Classified by some authors as a junior synonym <strong>of</strong> Bathyraja matsubarai Ishiyama,<br />
1952; in this case, maximum recorded size would be 98 cm (38.6 in) TL, and maximum depth, 2,000 m<br />
(6,562 ft) (Mecklenburg et al. 2002).<br />
Bathyraja maculata Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977. Whiteblotched Skate. To 146 cm (57.5 in) TL (Zenger<br />
2004). Sea <strong>of</strong> Okhotsk and northern Sea <strong>of</strong> Japan to Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (Mecklenburg et<br />
al. 2002). Bottom at 73–1,193 m (241–3,914 ft) (min.: Sheiko and Fedorov 2000; max.: Stevenson 2004<br />
[UW 47016]).<br />
Bathyraja mariposa Stevenson, Orr, H<strong>of</strong>f, & McEachran, 2004. Butterfly Skate. To 76.0 cm (29.9 in) TL.<br />
Aleutian Islands, Alaska from Petrel Bank to the Islands <strong>of</strong> Four Mountains. At depths <strong>of</strong> 90–448 m<br />
(1,470 ft). All in Stevenson et al. (2004).<br />
Bathyraja microtrachys (Osburn & Nichols, 1916). Fine-spined Skate. To at least 70 cm (28 in) TL.<br />
Washington to about central Baja <strong>California</strong> (300 miles southeast <strong>of</strong> San Diego, southern <strong>California</strong>). At<br />
depths <strong>of</strong> 1,995–2,938 m (6,544–9,637 ft). All in Ebert (2003).<br />
Bathyraja minispinosa Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977. Whitebrow Skate. To 82.5 cm (32.5 in) TL (Nakaya in<br />
Amaoka et al. 1983). Sea <strong>of</strong> Okhotsk <strong>of</strong>f Hokkaido (Nayaka in Amaoka et al. 1983) and Pacific Ocean<br />
<strong>of</strong>f Kuril Islands (Dudnik and Dolganov 1992) to Commander Islands and Bering Sea to Aleutian<br />
Islands; northern British Columbia (Peden 2003) close to Alaska border (G. E. Gillespie, pers. comm. to<br />
C. W. M.). Bottom at 160–1,420 m (525–4,686 ft; Nakaya in Amaoka et al. 1983). Additional citations in<br />
Mecklenburg et al. (2002).<br />
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