Bottom skate vs Murray's skate

Bathyraja bergi compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bottom skate Murray's skate
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Elasmobranchii Elasmobranchii
Order same Rajiformes (Rajiformes) Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family same Arhynchobatidae Arhynchobatidae
Genus same Bathyraja Bathyraja
Species Bathyraja bergi Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bottom skate and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bathyraja.

Conservation Status

Bottom skate

LC — Least Concern

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bottom skate Murray's skate
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Bottom skate

The Bottom Skate (Bathyraja bergi) is a species in the genus Bathyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Murray's skate

No description available.

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