Bathyraja maccaini explained

Bathyraja maccaini, also known as McCain's skate, is a species of softnose skate in the family Arhynchobatidae. It is found in Antarctic and Subantarctic waters at depths of between 167 and 500 metres.[1]

It is currently listed by the IUCN as being least concern.[2]

McCain's skate is slow-growing, reaching its full size of 120 centimetres after 10 years or more.

Named in honor of Antarctic zoologist John C. McCain, collector of the type, aboard the M/V Hero in 1967.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bathyraja maccaini. fishesofaustralia.net.au. en. 2019-05-02. 2021-07-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210703020913/https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5189#moreinfo. live.
  2. Web site: Dulvy. N. K.. Bineesh. K. K.. Cheok. J.. Dharmadi. Dharmadi. Pacoureau. N.. Sherman. C. S.. VanderWright. J.. 2019-11-22. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Bathyraja maccaini. live. 2021-07-03. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20200304172225/https://www.iucnredlist.org/en.
  3. Web site: 2017-02-13. Order RAJIFORMES (Skates). 2021-07-03. The ETYFish Project. en-US. 2020-01-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200109083403/http://www.etyfish.org/rajiformes/. live.

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