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Bathyraja eatonii
(Günther, 1876)
Eaton's skate
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae
Reference of the original description
Remarks on fishes, with descriptions of new species in the British museum, chiefly from southern seas. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 4), 17, 389–402
Remarks on fishes, with descriptions of new species in the British museum, chiefly from southern seas. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 4), 17, 389–402
Image of the original description
No image in first description.
No image in first description.
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Bathyraja cf. eatonii, Bathyraja eatoni, Raia eatonii, Raja eatoni, Raja eatonii
Bathyraja cf. eatonii, Bathyraja eatoni, Raia eatonii, Raja eatoni, Raja eatonii
Description :
Citation: Bathyraja eatonii (Günther, 1876): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2024
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Bathyraja eatonii (Günther, 1876), © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Bathyraja eatonii (Günther, 1876), © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Common names
Raya de Eaton, 
Raie d"Eaton, 
Eaton"s skate
Raya de Eaton, Raie d"Eaton, Eaton"s skate
Distribution
Southern Ocean: common on the Kerguelen Plateau, around South Orkney and South Shetland islands. In the Antarctic Peninsula, it occurs in the northeastern Weddell Sea and on Gunnerus Ridge. A single record comes from the Pacific Ocean sector, in the Ross Sea. Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068).
Southern Ocean: common on the Kerguelen Plateau, around South Orkney and South Shetland islands. In the Antarctic Peninsula, it occurs in the northeastern Weddell Sea and on Gunnerus Ridge. A single record comes from the Pacific Ocean sector, in the Ross Sea. Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068).
Human uses
fisheries: commercial
fisheries: commercial
Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell [17086].
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell [17086].
Size / Weight / Age
100.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. ))
100.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. ))
Habitat
demersal; marine
demersal; marine
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=507;
shark-references Species-ID=507;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
Trematoda
Cestoda
- Anthocephalum sp. [21490]
- Guidus antarcticus (Wojciechowska, 1991) Ivanov, 2006 [16453] [21490] [16206] [31906]
- Macrobothridium sp. [17013] [21490]
- Notomegarhynchus shetlandicum (Wojciechowska, 1990) Ivanov & Campbell, 2002 [16451] [7599] [21490] [31906]
- Onchobothrium antarcticum Wojciechowska, 1990 [16450] [21490] [21557] [30483] [31906]
- Phyllobothrium sp. [17013]
- Pseudanthobothrium minutum Wojciechowska, 1991 [16453] [21490] [31906]
- Rockacestus siedleckii (Wojciechowska, 1991) [16452] [21490] [31906]
Trematoda
- Otodistomum cestoides (Van Beneden, 1871) [21419]
