Bathyraja smirnovi
(Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915)
Golden skate
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae
Reference of the original description
Description of a new species of family Rajidae from Peter the Great Bay and from Okhotsk Sea. Zoologicheskogo Muzeya Imperatorskogo Akademii Nauk = Ezhegodik(Zoologicheskii muzei(Akademiia nauk SSSR)), 20: 162–163
Description of a new species of family Rajidae from Peter the Great Bay and from Okhotsk Sea. Zoologicheskogo Muzeya Imperatorskogo Akademii Nauk = Ezhegodik(Zoologicheskii muzei(Akademiia nauk SSSR)), 20: 162–163
Description :
Citation: Bathyraja smirnovi (Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 08/2025
Common names
Golden skate

Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother [17086]. Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell [17086].
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother [17086]. Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell [17086].
Habitat
demersal; marine; depth range 100 - 1000 m
demersal; marine; depth range 100 - 1000 m
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=547;
shark-references Species-ID=547;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
Nematoda
Cestoda
Nematoda