McCain's Skate, Bathyraja maccaini Springer 1971
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Summary:
A large deepwater skate found in Australia's subantarctic/Antarctic waters.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2018, Bathyraja maccaini in Fishes of Australia, accessed 28 Mar 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5189
McCain's Skate, Bathyraja maccaini Springer 1971
More Info
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Distribution |
Occurs in Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic waters, including Orkney and South Shetland Islands to the Antarctic Peninsula, the Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea, at depths to 500 m. |
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Fisheries |
Taken as bycatch in commercial trawl fisheries. |
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Species Citation |
Bathyraja maccaini Springer 1971, Antarctic Research Series, Washington DC. 17: 1-10. Type locality: off Low Island, Antarctic Peninsula, 63°25'30"S, 62°09'30"W to 62°09'42"W, depth 91 fathoms. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
McCain's Skate, Bathyraja maccaini Springer 1971
References
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Stehmann, M. & Bürkel, D.L. 1990. Family Rajidae. pp. 86-97 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp.
Stehmann, M. & Huveneers, C. 2009. Bathyraja maccaini. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161529A5444615. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161529A5444615.en. Downloaded on 13 July 2018.
