Bathyraja pacifica

Taxonavigation: Rajiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Superordo: Rajomorphii
Ordo: Rajiformes

Familia: Rajidae
Subfamilia: Arhynchobatinae
Tribus: Arhynchobatini
Genus: Bathyraja
Species: Bathyraja pacifica

Name edit

Bathyraja pacifica Last et al., 2016

  • Holotype: NMNZ P39707.

Type locality: western Norfolk Ridge, New Zealand (35°37’ S, 169° 5’ E), RV Tangaroa, NORFANZ TAN 0308/167, demersal trawl, 1760–1789 m depth.

Etymology: Epithet based on the distribution of this species near the western rim of the Pacific Ocean.

Vernacular names edit

English: Pacific Blonde Skate

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