Deep Sea Skate
Bathyraja abyssicola
A soft-winged hunter glides over the abyss.
The deep sea skate seems to fly just above the ocean floor on broad fins. Its flattened body helps it search the mud without wasting much energy.
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- 1 copy
Ready-to-play deck
Darkness Shroud Deck
Includes 1 card featuring Deep Sea Skate.
Quick dive
Creature passport
- Home
- It lives on North Pacific seafloors about 360 to 2,900 meters deep.
- Favorite foods
- It hunts small fishes, crustaceans, worms, and other bottom animals.
- Size check
- Up to about 5.2 ft (1.6 m)—adult arm-span length
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
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Like sharks, skates have skeletons made of cartilage.
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Skates lay their young inside tough egg cases sometimes called mermaid's purses.
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Tiny tooth-like denticles roughen both sides of this skate's skin.
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Its tail is longer than its body disc and ends with two small dorsal fins.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
Sensitive pores detect the faint electrical signals made by hidden prey.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Look for a pointed snout, diamond-like wings, and an extra-long narrow tail.
Grown-up research links
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