Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Bathyraja spinosissima
raya blanca, Spiny skate
Deep-water: marine; depth range 800 - 2938 m (Ref. 50610).Bathydemersal.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Rajiformes
Family
Arhynchobatidae
Genus
Bathyraja
Species
spinosissima
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Galapagos and Cocos Islands
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Froese, R. Pauly, D. (eds.) (2010) FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Bathyraja spinosissima", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12834. Accessed 15 May 2025.