Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Arhynchobatidae Softnose skates

Genus: Arctoraja

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3 species (see list below)
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Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 135 cm TL
Arctoraja parmifera (Bean, 1881)

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Arctoraja parmifera
[Alaska skate]

Photo by Misawa, R

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 35.2 cm TL
Arctoraja sexoculata (Misawa, Orlov, Orlova, Gordeev & Ishihara, 2020)

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Arctoraja sexoculata
[Simushir skate]
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Max. Length 101 cm TL
 
Arctoraja simoterus
[Hokkaido skate]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Arctoraja parmifera Alaska skate North Pacific 135 TL 1881
Arctoraja sexoculata Simushir skate Northwest Pacific 35.2 TL 2020
Arctoraja simoterus Hokkaido skate Northwest Pacific 101 TL 1967



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