Eaton's skate Bathyraja eatonii

Eaton's skate Bathyraja eatonii is found in Antarctica and the South Shetland Islands, South Orkney Islands, Kerguelen Island, and Heard Island, at depths from 15 to 800 meters [1,2]. B. eatonii can be over one meter in length [1]. B. eatonii can be distinguished from B. maccaini by the absence of thorns around its eyes [1]. One predator of B. eatonii is the sleeper shark Somniosus cf. microcephalus [3].

This photo was shot in a Crary Lab tank.

1: FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes : Southern Ocean (Fishing Areas 48, 58 and 88) (CCAMLR Convention Area) / W Fischer & JC Hureau, eds. Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1985; 2: Antarctic Science 2(2):129-137, 1990; 3: Deep Sea Research Part I 51:17-31, 2004

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