Fish · ray

Arctic skate

Amblyraja hyperborea

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in 4 oceans

Depth

From about 90 to 2,900 m, mostly between 300 and 2,300 m

Size

Up to about 1.1 m

Diet

Fish (herring, capelin, redfish), northern shrimp

Zone

The sea floor · 200 – 3,500 m

Key facts

• It lives in water between about -1 and 4 °C.
• Its eggs develop even in water at 0 °C.
• They are laid in capsules 8 to 12 cm long, with pointed horns at the corners.
• In the Barents Sea, about 90% of what it eats is fish.

Verified sources

1. FishBase : Amblyraja hyperborea
2. Dolgov 2005, Feeding and food consumption by the Barents Sea skates (NAFO)

In the game: To observe

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